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bbygirl21's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
I really enjoyed this book. I'm so happy for Warrek and Summer. They're so sweet together. This really shows that opposites really do attract. These two cannot be more different but they're so cute. They balance and interact really well together.
I'm also really happy that everyone's okay, well that at least the tribe is okay. I was definitely worried with how the last books epilogue went.
And by okay I mean everyone is physically okay. Mentally I don't think it was good for many of the characters that were held captive. The new girls have some trauma that is reopened. Everyone was just starting to feel safe again and then the events in this book happened. I really hope everyone can catch a break soon. The tribe really deals with a lot and I feel they can never fully relax no matter how happy they are.
I can't wait to read the next book and see what happens with the new situation they've been dealt near the end of this book. It's gonna be a big change for the tribe and I'm excited to see how everyone handles it. I'm absolutely loving this series.
I'm also really happy that everyone's okay, well that at least the tribe is okay. I was definitely worried with how the last books epilogue went.
And by okay I mean everyone is physically okay. Mentally I don't think it was good for many of the characters that were held captive. The new girls have some trauma that is reopened. Everyone was just starting to feel safe again and then the events in this book happened. I really hope everyone can catch a break soon. The tribe really deals with a lot and I feel they can never fully relax no matter how happy they are.
I can't wait to read the next book and see what happens with the new situation they've been dealt near the end of this book. It's gonna be a big change for the tribe and I'm excited to see how everyone handles it. I'm absolutely loving this series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Slavery, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Trafficking
ncarson's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Sexual content
hazelgirl21's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Slavery and Trafficking
sidhewitch's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
2.5
Audiobook Review. Dual Narration.
Representation: Summer is Asian-American. This is not an integral part of her portrayal outside of a few stereotypes thrown out in her inner monologue, such as a joke about math.
I enjoyed this one until some plot elements in the back half just became too infuriating. As with most of the books that emphasize plot over character, I found this to be very clumsily handled in ways that ruined my enjoyment of the book.
Summer seems to be a contentious lead, and I will admit that her motor-mouth nervous babbling started to grate on my nerves as well. What started out a cute contrast to Warrek's silence became annoying about half way through. He got more vocal, but she never stopped the repeated and ill-timed nervous streams of consciousness that only made it seem like she didn't really want to be there.
What really killed this book for me, though, was thedebate over what to do with all the people in stasis in the cargo hold of the slaver's ship. It not only made no sense, it also painted half the characters in a really horrible light. And because I'm mad about it, I'm going to write more about it.
Every human on this planet knows damn well (some even more than others) that the only way those sixteen human women got into that cargo hold was as slaves. Moreover, the Sa'Khui could easily take down any human who tried to fight them if it turned out somehow one was, I don't know, a serial killer or something. And YET here we are, having this debate about whether or not the women should be awoken because they might pose a threat to the tribe??? Excuse me?? I could understand being concerned about the alien men, the argument could be made that they're soldiers or dangerous criminals or whatever. But what exactly is the concern about the women? And then to have it repeatedly framed as a potential greater harm to these women - who mind you have been abducted and possibly already sold into slavery for who knows how long - to be woken up if they won't have husbands??? The implication being the tribe won't take care of single women who have no chance of being mates and mothers???
If the reasoning had been that they didn't have the food to feed these people, so better to take the chance of leaving them in stasis through the brutal season, I could understand that. If they're afraid someone currently in stasis will signal other ships, that's a reason to destroy the tech, not to simply abandon these people to potentially die in a box. I nearly strained my eyes rolling them so hard when Georgie lamented how innocent the Sa'Khui are that they can't see the potential danger posed by (checks notes) sixteen young enslaved human women. And her speech about how she's a stern mom who makes you eat your vegetables almost made me forget she's talking about her leadership of ADULT WOMEN. Ugh. Infuriating.
Anyways, this one was fine for the first half and infuriating for the rest. If you're reading them ALL like I am, you really can't skip it due to the world building that happens. But if you're not, this isn't one I'd recommend.
Representation: Summer is Asian-American. This is not an integral part of her portrayal outside of a few stereotypes thrown out in her inner monologue, such as a joke about math.
I enjoyed this one until some plot elements in the back half just became too infuriating. As with most of the books that emphasize plot over character, I found this to be very clumsily handled in ways that ruined my enjoyment of the book.
Summer seems to be a contentious lead, and I will admit that her motor-mouth nervous babbling started to grate on my nerves as well. What started out a cute contrast to Warrek's silence became annoying about half way through. He got more vocal, but she never stopped the repeated and ill-timed nervous streams of consciousness that only made it seem like she didn't really want to be there.
What really killed this book for me, though, was the
Every human on this planet knows damn well (some even more than others) that the only way those sixteen human women got into that cargo hold was as slaves. Moreover, the Sa'Khui could easily take down any human who tried to fight them if it turned out somehow one was, I don't know, a serial killer or something. And YET here we are, having this debate about whether or not the women should be awoken because they might pose a threat to the tribe??? Excuse me?? I could understand being concerned about the alien men, the argument could be made that they're soldiers or dangerous criminals or whatever. But what exactly is the concern about the women? And then to have it repeatedly framed as a potential greater harm to these women - who mind you have been abducted and possibly already sold into slavery for who knows how long - to be woken up if they won't have husbands??? The implication being the tribe won't take care of single women who have no chance of being mates and mothers???
If the reasoning had been that they didn't have the food to feed these people, so better to take the chance of leaving them in stasis through the brutal season, I could understand that. If they're afraid someone currently in stasis will signal other ships, that's a reason to destroy the tech, not to simply abandon these people to potentially die in a box. I nearly strained my eyes rolling them so hard when Georgie lamented how innocent the Sa'Khui are that they can't see the potential danger posed by (checks notes) sixteen young enslaved human women. And her speech about how she's a stern mom who makes you eat your vegetables almost made me forget she's talking about her leadership of ADULT WOMEN. Ugh. Infuriating.
Anyways, this one was fine for the first half and infuriating for the rest. If you're reading them ALL like I am, you really can't skip it due to the world building that happens. But if you're not, this isn't one I'd recommend.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Slavery and Trafficking
Sexual Content: The spice you're here for.Slavery / Trafficking: Slavers show up on the planet with the aim of abducting people.
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