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3.45 AVERAGE
3.45 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
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:
No
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Medical content, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Pregnancy
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-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
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Pregnancy
Moderate: Death, Grief
Minor: Miscarriage, Trafficking
adventurous
medium-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
medium-paced
This started out really promising. We have a main character that grew up in an isolated environment where she people are treated according to their usefulness and she has a genetic mutation that deems her undesirable. She decides to flee from her family during one of their space-station layover and meets the Brannick twins, heirs of the family that owns the space station. They end up working together towards their goals. As I got towards the middle to the end, I wasn't as invested. The story became confusing and I felt detached from the characters. The ending had really good moments but it overall felt underdeveloped, plot-wise and character-wise.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Minor: Medical trauma
Calorie counting and nutrient deficiency are central to some character arcs.
Quick Stats
Age Rating: 13+
Overall: 2 stars
Characters: 2/5
Plot: 2/5
Setting: 2.5/5
Writing: 2/5
This book… was… so… boring. According to Goodreads, it’s only 250 pages. I’m shocked, because it felt so long.
There was so much potential in the premise and in the characters, but everything fell short. The plot slogged, and I had to force myself to finish the book. I felt like I should have liked the characters, but I couldn’t get myself to connect with any of them. They felt emotionless. I liked Fisher, I guess, and I was rooting for him, but I still didn’t care about him or connect with him nearly as much as I wanted to.
If I hadn’t gotten this book as an ARC, I’d have DNFed it a couple pages in. It was just so dense. The book is split into 4 or 5 parts, and each part is preceded with a 5+ page info dump of history of the character/galactic politics/etc. and they were not presented in an interesting way. Using back story before each chapter or part is something I tend to really enjoy, if it’s done right. This was pure info dump, and it was painful to get through. Not to mention, everything in those info dumps was explained well enough within the body of the story as needed, so they were completely unnecessary in the long run.
There was also this huge plot hole that just bothered the hell out of me the whole time—why didn’t Ned just sleep around. Like, they spend all this time stressed because if he dies, the whole station dies with him. He’s a man. It would not be that hard to get a bunch of girls pregnant and guarantee the safety of your people. Like, I get population control, but they never talked about being concerned with that. They let people immigrate in. Just close your borders, dont let other citizens procreate until you have a solid two male heirs to protect yourselves. Humans are incredibly easy to kill. Why was there no back ups?
The point is, I did not enjoy this book. It sounded like it was going to be interesting, but the plot was extremely slow and lacking, the characters’ personalities and growth were nonexistent, and it just wasn’t worth it.
Age Rating: 13+
Overall: 2 stars
Characters: 2/5
Plot: 2/5
Setting: 2.5/5
Writing: 2/5
This book… was… so… boring. According to Goodreads, it’s only 250 pages. I’m shocked, because it felt so long.
There was so much potential in the premise and in the characters, but everything fell short. The plot slogged, and I had to force myself to finish the book. I felt like I should have liked the characters, but I couldn’t get myself to connect with any of them. They felt emotionless. I liked Fisher, I guess, and I was rooting for him, but I still didn’t care about him or connect with him nearly as much as I wanted to.
If I hadn’t gotten this book as an ARC, I’d have DNFed it a couple pages in. It was just so dense. The book is split into 4 or 5 parts, and each part is preceded with a 5+ page info dump of history of the character/galactic politics/etc. and they were not presented in an interesting way. Using back story before each chapter or part is something I tend to really enjoy, if it’s done right. This was pure info dump, and it was painful to get through. Not to mention, everything in those info dumps was explained well enough within the body of the story as needed, so they were completely unnecessary in the long run.
There was also this huge plot hole that just bothered the hell out of me the whole time—why didn’t Ned just sleep around. Like, they spend all this time stressed because if he dies, the whole station dies with him. He’s a man. It would not be that hard to get a bunch of girls pregnant and guarantee the safety of your people. Like, I get population control, but they never talked about being concerned with that. They let people immigrate in. Just close your borders, dont let other citizens procreate until you have a solid two male heirs to protect yourselves. Humans are incredibly easy to kill. Why was there no back ups?
The point is, I did not enjoy this book. It sounded like it was going to be interesting, but the plot was extremely slow and lacking, the characters’ personalities and growth were nonexistent, and it just wasn’t worth it.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A