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anna_brawn's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Like every book in this series, there's a bit of a slow entry into this world, and then you become immersed and fall in love with every single character. Here the tie to previous characters is through Pei, who I loved getting to know more, but every character was a revelation - so caring on their own, and also discovering the care and support and thoughtfulness from every other character.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Xenophobia
the_reading_wren's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
A fantastic end to the series that ties up some loose ends from the other books and dives deeper into some of the big topics raised earlier in the series. I think this might be my favourite Wayfarers book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Deportation, Racism, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Medical content, War, and Xenophobia
Minor: Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Alcohol, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Ableism
teetasse's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Pregnancy, Medical content, and War
crystalisreading's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol and Medical content
Moderate: Chronic illness, War, Xenophobia, Pregnancy, and Colonisation
Minor: Genocide
_david_'s review
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I have never loved a set of characters more. They feel so real. The book was about a small private dome filled with kindness and people learning about eachother and understanding eachother. There were so many beautiful moments and I couldn't have asked for a better ending to this series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Classism, Cultural appropriation, Medical content, Racism, and Xenophobia
Minor: Infertility, Sexual content, Chronic illness, and Pregnancy
hanz's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: War and Medical content
arinheck's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Started a little slow but ended so strong. I laughed, I cringed, I gasped, and I cried. A brilliant way to end my new favourite series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Xenophobia and War
Moderate: Medical content
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Slavery, and War
waqupi's review
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content and Xenophobia
Moderate: Pregnancy, Colonisation, and Genocide
Minor: War
beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
I'm sad that Becky Chambers' brilliant Wayfarers series has come to an end.
This series filled as it is with love, compassion, and kindness, is a soothing balm in an increasingly unkind world ‐ and this final book in the quartet is no different.
This is not a book to read if you want fast-paced action, because beyond the brief triggering incident that brings the main characters together, not a lot actually happens.
These books are all about humanity, and it's such a clever idea of Chambers to use aliens as a conduit to explore its many facets.
Galaxy is about family, about doing what makes you happy, about learning to disagree respectfully, about the beauty in everyday life.
I loved it.
This series filled as it is with love, compassion, and kindness, is a soothing balm in an increasingly unkind world ‐ and this final book in the quartet is no different.
This is not a book to read if you want fast-paced action, because beyond the brief triggering incident that brings the main characters together, not a lot actually happens.
These books are all about humanity, and it's such a clever idea of Chambers to use aliens as a conduit to explore its many facets.
Galaxy is about family, about doing what makes you happy, about learning to disagree respectfully, about the beauty in everyday life.
I loved it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Colonisation
Moderate: Genocide, War, and Pregnancy
moonknitter's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Wow! After the last one was kind of tricky to follow this one really brought together everything I loved from the whole series. I had a hard time getting into it in the beginning because I was like “oh great more character perspectives to keep track of” but since these characters firmly overlapped with each other’s lives it was MUCH easier to follow between different perspectives each chapter than the previous book where they had their own lives that didn’t really interact until the end. I also continue to absolutely love learning about the different cultures and their histories. I really liked the part where Pei and Speaker had their disagreement and conflict about politics. It was also really great to learn more about the Laru, Akaraks, and Quelin but I liked having Pei as a character as well since this built on our prior knowledge/connection to this character. I also felt like this one had a more clear plot than the other ones while still balancing the great character development. I continue to love the way Becky Chambers writes different characters and gets their voice so clearly for us, like Tupo and xyr very teen mannerisms which are apparently cross-species to recognize. I felt like this book also had much of what I enjoyed about the first book where there are multiple species interacting in a small space which helps you quickly learn about culture, temperament, and personalities of the characters. The interactions are rich. The ending was very fulfilling and even though I’m sad and I don’t think this should be the last book, I think it had the best ending. One thing that was weird upon beginning this book (especially after the last one) was that there were no humans in this one. All prior books had humans as the most central characters and this one had no humans until the doctor showed up which was a bit weird at first but I wouldn’t complain about it. Would recommend! Loved it! Sad it’s over!!
Content Warnings
Moderate: War, Xenophobia, and Medical content
Minor: Vomit