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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
Thank you to Net Galley and the publisher for this arc. The story was good, it reminded me divergent. It makes you think of what could have happened if people were made stay on ships when covid hit. Kind of a scary thought.
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
I loved this book! Its setting is terrifying in how realistic it could be. I love the characters and the depths of their personalities. There were a few bits that had be worried a certain relationship would set sail and I would've absolutely hated it, but I'm so glad we didn't go down that route. We have crazy science and fighting for freedom from two angles and a smidge of teenage drama. Oh and heartbreak. Can't have a good book without heartbreak that makes me hate the writer while also respecting her dearly. I don't know if there's a plan for a sequel but I would love to see more of the story, while also being totally content with it ending here.
adventurous
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Fire for the digital galley of this book.
The Stranded takes place in such a world. Forty years ago, people boarded this ship fleeing a war. Now, it still floats near the coastline of the Federated states (what’s left of the US), its inhabitants surviving in their own little world and hoping for a chance to live on land one day. Ester is a loyal citizen, a hard-working medic in training. But there are rebels who want to liberate the ship, and when she gets embroiled in their plot, she’ll have to make some tough choices about her own future that may affect her people’s whole way of life.
I ended up doing this one on audiobook, and I may not have finished it in print. It felt long, and there were so many characters, motivations, and plots going on that I sometimes had waning interest. It’s not confusing, and the jumping around POVs helped move it along, but overall, it was just ok for me. If you like revolutionary dystopian books with more speculative reality than scifi, give it a chance, though. It might be right up your alley. It’s out now wherever you get your books.
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
yo. how do people still manage to publish books that are this trash??? i am astonished at how bad this book was oh my god. the concept seems so cool and the synopsis makes it sound epic. not only was the writing incredibly repetitive and the dialogue BEYOND cringey, but the book also made no sense. zero sense. after finishing the book and supposedly getting all the answers to questions, i still have no idea what everyone's goals were. felt like the author didn't even know what everyone's motives were. what in the actual hell were the rebels trying to accomplish??? were they trying to get to land? get only themselves to land? get everyone on the ship to land? blow up the ship? get off the ship? make the ship more liveable? kill Hadley? like who are we mad at??? what are we trying to accomplish rn??? are we mad at the federated states?? are we mad at the ship? like what is going on. literally if there was a gun to my head i could not tell you what the goal of the rebels is. and that's the ENTIRE plot. so wtf. also what is Hadely's goal??? what is he doinggggggg. and why was there suddenly so much death at the end? like shut up, you're a YA book at best and you're killing off people as if every character (who is a child!!!) is suddenly capable of murder. Esther was the most inconsistent, stupid, annoying character i've ever read. she needs to stfu. also Nik needs to shut up. i can't say this enough, WHAT WAS EVERYONE'S GOALS?????? WHAT ARE WE DOING?? WHO ARE WE MAD AT??? AND WHY? this book is so so so bad. never will i ever pick up a random book because the synopsis sounds good. i've learned my lesson. there is no way anyone could possibly like this book. i cannot believe it got published. i also cannot believe i forced myself to finish it. took me fucking forever to read bc it is just so bad and i never wanted to read it. definitely skimmed the last 50ish pages bc stfu you can't make me pretend to care anymore. this book needs to fuck right off.
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
tense
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
I almost DNFd this book at about 60% and I’m so glad I didn’t. Was recommended this because I enjoyed The 100 but I disagree strongly. Had a lot to say about society and the last 25% was great.
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
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