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ameserole's review against another edition
4.0
Seriously. I had no idea how good Seven Devils was going to be but it was. I'm a little annoyed that I waited so long to jump into this beautiful book because it was so much fun. From each and every character to the amounts of betrayals and revealing unfolding before me. It was intense and I enjoyed every second of it.
If you asked me for a favorite character I would probably be in shock and not answer you. It's so hard for me to pinpoint just to one. They were equally amazing in my eyes - even when they did me and everyone else dirty. I'm not sure what the next book is going to do next but I'll try my best to get my heart prepared for it all.
In the end, I will give a piece of my soul and an unborn child to dive into the sequel before it gets published. Maybe even a kidney. Pretty please - pick me!
alicia_ann_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
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? Yes
4.75
I really enjoyed this book and it gets a solid 4.75 stars! There were a few instances of plot things that irked me.
Otherwise really excellent! Some moments of this book were so tense and really brought out the anxious feelings.
Cool technology, space, infiltration, heist like action, character growth, second chances.
Otherwise really excellent! Some moments of this book were so tense and really brought out the anxious feelings.
Cool technology, space, infiltration, heist like action, character growth, second chances.
maudalorian's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
A straightforward, energetic space opera with a strong and refreshingly female cast of characters. I thought the mass mind control by AI was a clever way to create a truly evil antagonistic force. A dark world but a light read.
357h3r's review against another edition
5.0
Basically just read Elizabeth May’s review. It pretty much sums it up.
silvyinwonderland's review against another edition
5.0
"The Falconer" series by Elizabeth May is one of my favourite series ever, so of course I HAD to read her new novel straightaway. "Seven Devils" is the first book in a feminist sci-fi duology, written for adults by Elizabeth May and Laura Lam. In this novel set in space, seven rebels try to save the galaxy from an evil Empire, which controls the minds of every person since their birth. Why should you read it? First of all, if you enjoyed Aurora Rising, Guardians of the Galaxy, Rogue One or Six of Crows, and you are looking for a more feminist and adult version of these titles, than you'll definitely love "Seven Devils". Moreover, what I liked the most about it is the diverse cast of characters and the LGBT+ representation: the main love story is between two girls, and it's very sweet; besides, it's so easy to grow fond of every single woman in this book. The authors did an excellent job in describing the characters and their past, which is narrated in flashbacks. This way, the readers understand what happened to them and why these women act in a certain way. The worldbuilding is also well developed: in the first 80-90 pages the authors took their time to explain the world we are in and the background of the characters, but then the pacing gets fastwe and the reader is thrown into a mix of action, plot twists, friendship and a bit of romance. There's a cliffhanger at the end, so I really can't wait to have the sequel in my hands. Easiest 5 stars of the last few months.
Complete Italian Review: https://wefoundwonderlandinbooks.blogspot.com/2020/08/recensione-seven-devils-di-elizabeth.html
Complete Italian Review: https://wefoundwonderlandinbooks.blogspot.com/2020/08/recensione-seven-devils-di-elizabeth.html
shellc2013's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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? Yes
3.0
alliandra's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
If you are going to use Scots in your book a) use it correctly and b) don't use it to make clear that the people who speak it are your universe's poor folk. This is my actual language and I didn't appreciate it
raylovesya's review against another edition
5.0
Do you like strong female leads, space antics, and lots of banter? Then... Seven Devils is for you!
I just ADORED this book. The pacing of the story was fantastic, I couldn’t wait to read more and unravel more details about the characters.
Speaking of the characters, this book is filled to the brim with bad a*s women who have individually overcome SO MUCH to get where they are today. While each character is truly riveting, I was particularly enthralled by the storyline for Eris. I found her fascinating and cannot wait to learn more about her in the sequel!
All told, this is one of the best books I’ve read this summer. I highly recommend if you like fast paced action, multiple POVs, strong female characters, and good world building!
I just ADORED this book. The pacing of the story was fantastic, I couldn’t wait to read more and unravel more details about the characters.
Speaking of the characters, this book is filled to the brim with bad a*s women who have individually overcome SO MUCH to get where they are today. While each character is truly riveting, I was particularly enthralled by the storyline for Eris. I found her fascinating and cannot wait to learn more about her in the sequel!
All told, this is one of the best books I’ve read this summer. I highly recommend if you like fast paced action, multiple POVs, strong female characters, and good world building!
mxsallybend's review against another edition
5.0
Damn, but this was a hell of a lot of fun! Seven Devils is exactly as advertised, a feminist space opera about women supporting and loving one another while kicking the patriarchal empire’s ass. Laura Lam and Elizabeth May have crafted a sweeping epic that feels as significant as it is spectacular, and I’m already anxious for the as-yet-untitled sequel.
Admittedly, I wasn’t so sure about things at the start. Eris and Clo are hard to warm up to – there’s so much tension there that bad blood is dripping off the page. The bickering and sniping at one another was getting on my nerves and I was pretty sure I couldn’t handle a whole novel of that. But then we meet up with the women who will round out their crew – Nyx, Ariadne, and Rhea – and the depth of sisterhood between them completely turned my emotions inside out. I still found Eris to be a challenge, a woman I came to admire but never really liked, but that was much less of an issue when surrounded by the larger cast.
Royalty, soldier, mechanic, hacker, courtesan – a more diverse group of women you couldn’t ask for. The sense of found family is such a huge part of what makes their story compelling, with women healing and supporting of one another, and the sweet, slow-burn romance between two of them was one of my favorite things about the book. Oh, and I’d be completely remiss if I didn’t mention Kyla, the transgender rebellion leader who joins them to get her hands dirty in the latter portion of the book. She’s secondary to the crew in many respects, but I loved how perfectly she embodied the themes of freedom, autonomy, and transformation.
I’ve seen some reviewers lament the pacing and the use of flashbacks but, for me, they were what made the book. The present-day story is a pretty simple bit of space opera rebellion – infiltrate the ship, steal the superweapon, sabotage the evil empire, save the day – but it is the women who make it compelling. Understanding who they are, how they suffered under the empire, and why they came to join the rebellion is what allows us to sympathize/empathize with them. There were moments where I didn’t want to leave those flashbacks, where I either wanted to know the rest of the story or just spend a little more time with them.
On the dark side of the story, we’re faced with an Evil Empire that deserves full capitalization. It’s a patriarchal, militaristic, genocidal culture that uses a truly invasive AI entity to control thoughts and emotions, and which treats those outside the One’s reach as either disposable or deplorable. There’s been a trend in the last decade to paint heroes and villains in shades of grey, to leave readers questioning rebellions and their motivations, but there’s no such doubt there. By the end of the book, we don’t just want the Eris and her crew to succeed because we like them, we need them to succeed because the empire needs to fall!
I went into Seven Devils with hopes and I can honestly say it paid off in every respect. It’s well-written, engaging, fast-paced, fabulously feminine, and fiercely feminist. The technology, the science, and the alien biology are all fascinating, and there’s genuine scope to the universe as well as the story. As Lam herself noted, there are elements of Rouge One, Fury Road, Firefly, and Guardians of the Galaxy here, but the whole of the story is so much more than the sum of its parts.
https://femledfantasy.home.blog/2020/09/10/book-review-seven-devils-by-laura-lam-and-elizabeth-may/
Admittedly, I wasn’t so sure about things at the start. Eris and Clo are hard to warm up to – there’s so much tension there that bad blood is dripping off the page. The bickering and sniping at one another was getting on my nerves and I was pretty sure I couldn’t handle a whole novel of that. But then we meet up with the women who will round out their crew – Nyx, Ariadne, and Rhea – and the depth of sisterhood between them completely turned my emotions inside out. I still found Eris to be a challenge, a woman I came to admire but never really liked, but that was much less of an issue when surrounded by the larger cast.
Royalty, soldier, mechanic, hacker, courtesan – a more diverse group of women you couldn’t ask for. The sense of found family is such a huge part of what makes their story compelling, with women healing and supporting of one another, and the sweet, slow-burn romance between two of them was one of my favorite things about the book. Oh, and I’d be completely remiss if I didn’t mention Kyla, the transgender rebellion leader who joins them to get her hands dirty in the latter portion of the book. She’s secondary to the crew in many respects, but I loved how perfectly she embodied the themes of freedom, autonomy, and transformation.
I’ve seen some reviewers lament the pacing and the use of flashbacks but, for me, they were what made the book. The present-day story is a pretty simple bit of space opera rebellion – infiltrate the ship, steal the superweapon, sabotage the evil empire, save the day – but it is the women who make it compelling. Understanding who they are, how they suffered under the empire, and why they came to join the rebellion is what allows us to sympathize/empathize with them. There were moments where I didn’t want to leave those flashbacks, where I either wanted to know the rest of the story or just spend a little more time with them.
On the dark side of the story, we’re faced with an Evil Empire that deserves full capitalization. It’s a patriarchal, militaristic, genocidal culture that uses a truly invasive AI entity to control thoughts and emotions, and which treats those outside the One’s reach as either disposable or deplorable. There’s been a trend in the last decade to paint heroes and villains in shades of grey, to leave readers questioning rebellions and their motivations, but there’s no such doubt there. By the end of the book, we don’t just want the Eris and her crew to succeed because we like them, we need them to succeed because the empire needs to fall!
I went into Seven Devils with hopes and I can honestly say it paid off in every respect. It’s well-written, engaging, fast-paced, fabulously feminine, and fiercely feminist. The technology, the science, and the alien biology are all fascinating, and there’s genuine scope to the universe as well as the story. As Lam herself noted, there are elements of Rouge One, Fury Road, Firefly, and Guardians of the Galaxy here, but the whole of the story is so much more than the sum of its parts.
https://femledfantasy.home.blog/2020/09/10/book-review-seven-devils-by-laura-lam-and-elizabeth-may/