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imrereads's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This wasn't what I thought it was going to be, but I found myself sucked into the stort nevertheless. The biggest way it diverged from my expectations is that it's very much a character-driven books, rather than plot-driven.
There's quite a diverse cast of characters, many whom I loved and a few which I very much disliked (looking at you, Harry).
While at it's heart this is a stoey about reaching this utopian planet Terra-Two, a more thsn two dacade long journey away, it's much more and much less than that. All these different characters with all their conplexities and flaws gets their moment in the spotlight. As the main characters are very young, there's very much 'young drama' as well, which sometimes felt a bit meh (to me as an adult), but I had a great time in this story. I didn't think I was going to be all that invested in the beginning, but by the end I was very emotional.
If you're looking for a character-driven sci-fi and don't mind inaccurate and (what I completely unedcuatedly assume is) somewhat unrealistic space travel history, you might just love this!
There's quite a diverse cast of characters, many whom I loved and a few which I very much disliked (looking at you, Harry).
While at it's heart this is a stoey about reaching this utopian planet Terra-Two, a more thsn two dacade long journey away, it's much more and much less than that. All these different characters with all their conplexities and flaws gets their moment in the spotlight. As the main characters are very young, there's very much 'young drama' as well, which sometimes felt a bit meh (to me as an adult), but I had a great time in this story. I didn't think I was going to be all that invested in the beginning, but by the end I was very emotional.
If you're looking for a character-driven sci-fi and don't mind inaccurate and (what I completely unedcuatedly assume is) somewhat unrealistic space travel history, you might just love this!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Death, Cancer, Bullying, Confinement, Suicide, Eating disorder, and Grief
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Vomit, and Violence
Minor: Car accident
kit's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Cancer, Blood, Vomit, Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Medical content
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Car accident
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