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hahanimation's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
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
5.0
Has stayed in my mind. Wonderfully intriguing worldbuilding that is unfurled so well. proper sci fi, raising so many questions relevant to our day.
Little flavors of Doctor Who, Pathologic, and Hunger Games.
Little flavors of Doctor Who, Pathologic, and Hunger Games.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child death, Blood, Classism, Colonisation, Gore, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Vomit, Grief, Trafficking, Torture, Suicide attempt, Genocide, and Alcohol
Minor: Cancer
ren_dragon's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
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: Alcohol and Pregnancy
bookcaptivated's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
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? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Child death, Pregnancy, and Murder
Moderate: Alcohol, Classism, Death, Sexual content, Sexism, Slavery, and Death of parent
Minor: Misogyny
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