Reviews

The Girls From Alcyone by Cary Caffrey

netgyrl's review

2.0

I really wanted to like this more as I am a huge scifi fan but I dunno, I just never really cared what happened to anyone in this book. I had to force myself to finish it. Just "meh" for me.

gizmoto16's review

4.0

I really enjoyed this book! It starts off with an Ender's Game-like premise and goes on to have some awesome Star Wars-like action. Oh yeah, and it's pretty much all strong female characters kicking ass.

hilsaa's review

1.0

You can tell this shit was written by a man. No idea how women relate or speak to each other and it's all about how they look.
Constant descriptions of bodies (prepubescent and adult) and what everyone is wearing or not wearing, including when the main character, a child, is stripped and tied up in a shower.

colls's review

4.0

This isn't the kind of book that makes you pause afterwards, contemplating the nature of humanity or the intrinsic battle between good and evil. This is a book that makes you feel like you've just seen a summer blockbuster. A fun ride, great heroic characters and enough of an open ending for a sequel (which is good, because it's a trilogy).

rollickingradness's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Trafficking, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, War, and Physical abuse

reginaexmachina's review

I thought this had an intriguing start and I was exited to read this. However it didn't quite hook me into the story as I never felt connected to the characters.

kjbbiddle's review

3.0

interesting premise about genetically modified kids trained as mercs set in space. reminded me of enders series.

bluejayreads's review

I was expecting a lot more of scifi mercenary girls action and adventure out of this book. Girls with special genes sold into slavery to a mercenary organization, then escaping and fighting for their own survival and the freedom of the other slave girls sounded like a dramatic action adventure to me. 

But it started off slowly, with Sigrid and Suko as children on the planet Alcyone, at the "school" Kimura Corporation set up to train their slaves to be mercenaries. Sigrid struggled to learn things and was bullied by the other girls for it. Suko was pretty goood at the lessons but was friends with Sigrid anyway. Sigrid missed her family and wished she could see them again. Suko hated her family for selling her into slavery. That was the extent of the story that I got through. 

And admittedly, I didn't get very far. It's very possible that it could have picked up and gone into the mercenary action/adventure that I was hoping for. But neither the plot, the characters, or the setting was grabbing me right out of the gate, and considering I'd not finished the five books I'd picked up prior to this one, I was getting pretty good at putting down books that didn't grab me. 

I'm not saying this is a bad book - it has a 3.6 average rating on the StoryGraph, some people obviously must. It just didn't grab me early into the story, and it had the unfortunate distinction of being number six in a string of highly un-satisfying books. In different circumstances, I may have read more of it. I may even come back to it eventually. But for right now, 6% is enough. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse and Slavery

kassogtha's review

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

iamthez's review

4.0

Hot chicks. Kick ass moves. A conspiracy and corrupt government.

Star Wars with lesbians.

I loved it.

I want more.