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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
adventurous
hopeful
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
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
How do I even begin to describe this book and my feelings towards it?
I've seen multiple comments and synopsis' describe this book as an 'acid trip' and how truth that statement is. I've never personally taken acid, but I felt as if I had reading this book. The world that Drayden has created in this book is strange and weird and completely original. No other book I've read feels like this book and I doubt any future book will either.
This may be one of the few books I've read with a matriarchy and a society where men are the lesser sex. It was interesting to see the twist on gender in this society, and have men be the less educated members of society and they're seen as not being capable to rule and stuff.
I really enjoyed this book, despite not having a clue what was going on at times. Very original and very interesting. Can't wait to read more from this author!
I've seen multiple comments and synopsis' describe this book as an 'acid trip' and how truth that statement is. I've never personally taken acid, but I felt as if I had reading this book. The world that Drayden has created in this book is strange and weird and completely original. No other book I've read feels like this book and I doubt any future book will either.
This may be one of the few books I've read with a matriarchy and a society where men are the lesser sex. It was interesting to see the twist on gender in this society, and have men be the less educated members of society and they're seen as not being capable to rule and stuff.
I really enjoyed this book, despite not having a clue what was going on at times. Very original and very interesting. Can't wait to read more from this author!
I have no idea how to rate this. It was fucking weird
Lolol what a weird book. Solid 4 stars though! Full review to come.
adventurous
medium-paced
The highlight of this book is definitely the worldbuilding wowww it’s worth reading even if it’s just for that. It’s an intriguing story and super creative.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexism
adventurous
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Such a wild ride. I loved the creativity of the world building and the commentary on how humans have a habit of destroying the environments that sustain them. I also enjoyed the casual queerness and that is built into the society. The way that their families are structured in a way that both allows and encourages polyamory in a matriarchal society was very interesting. While I enjoyed it, I found it difficult to connect with the characters very deeply. I found them to be very childish and stupid much of the time. To be fair, they are younger teenagers (though it is unclear for me how old they actually are), but as a reader I found a lot of the characters actions to be frustrating and questionable. The plot was also a bit all over the place. There was a lot that happened and lots of different subplots. Because of this, I feel that some character development was sacrificed, leading to the second half of the book feeling like the characters matured super quickly with no traceable development. It also left the main romance feel rushed in the end. I feel like Adala forgave Sesca too easily and there was not a lot of reckoning with the things that she had done on Sesca’s part. Adala just kind of decided she was willing to risk getting hurt again. Sometimes it felt like there were time skips but I couldn’t tell how much time had passed, if any. Time was an amorphous thing in this book. That being said, the pacing felt fine and kept me reading more. also, alien integration?? This girl just got her period and then she fricken gives birth??? To a tentacle alien??? Why was that necessary?
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism
Minor: Pregnancy, Alcohol
fast-paced
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes