Reviews

Frontier by Grace Curtis

fubpg's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

lisabcdefg's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

max_the_lesbrarian's review against another edition

5.0

This book was exactly the book I needed to get me out of my reading slump. It took me by the hand and dragged me over the finish line as I struggled put the book down in order to do supposedly important things like, sleep, I guess.

Frontier is a really awesome interpretation of climate disaster and human society in the aftermath. It somehow managed to meld together sci-fi with western with dystopian, and left me wanting to read more of this fantastic genre mash-up. The story also has an interesting layout in that it tells the story of our main character's adventures while half the time being told from another character's perspective - and even better, each character is fantastically fleshed out and seems real, even if they only they have a couple pages to tell their story.

I was shocked when I read that this was Grace Curtis' debut book, and I'm eagerly awaiting more.

Thank you so much to Rebellion, Solaris, and NetGalley for a free e-ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review.

loewinzahn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

lugothekid's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

pastelplanet's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring tense slow-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

4.0

starrycandy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

I loved the narrative structure of this book. The episodic storytelling drew me into each character’s story, revealing just a bit more about the Stranger (the Tramp, the Stowaway, the Guest..) as the world expanded in detail. Every character captivated me. The love story at the heart of the whole shit show stole my heart. I was even morbidly attached to seeing our protagonist get more and more beat down by the world. Such a simple story with such a rich and varied cast, and a familiar but new world. I read this book so fast. 

babahope's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful reflective medium-paced

3.5

arose93's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

lydiahephzibah's review

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated

3.0

Setting: future dystopian USA
Rep: queer protagonist 

This was okay. I found it a bit confusing as there are a LOT of characters and the chapters are more like short stories vaguely connected, some of which I enjoyed, some less so. I found the last few chapters confusing. I appreciate the way Grace Curtis broadly imagines the worlds she writes but I much preferred her second book.