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duwuke's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
lukeasaur's review
5.0
I read a fair number of pulp video game fantasy and science fiction novels, and although I greatly enjoy them, they usually don’t really make me think at all. Avatar Tuner, much like the game it shares its setting with, is quite a bit more contemplative than other fiction like it, exploring some of the philosophy behind the game world. Although its writing is fairly unsubtle, it has some nuance, and it diverges from the plot of the game enough to make even a seasoned player wonder what’s going to happen next. It’s not nearly as gory as I expected, but there’s still some gore in it, so if that’s a hard pass for you, I’d avoid this one; what gore there is feels well-integrated and not overly gratuitous. I like the attention played to characterizing Cielo, who didn’t get a lot of spotlight in the games, although Argilla, Heat, and Serph definitely form the core of the cast.
All of that said, the author is kind of obsessive about conventional gender roles (though knowing what I know about the background of the novel, I imagine and hope that this will be subverted later on in the series), and the whole thing does come off as kind of... hot for cannibalistic monsters, and that may or may not be your thing: :p
All of that said, the author is kind of obsessive about conventional gender roles (though knowing what I know about the background of the novel, I imagine and hope that this will be subverted later on in the series), and the whole thing does come off as kind of... hot for cannibalistic monsters, and that may or may not be your thing: :p
rataviolenta's review
4.0
3.75 ★ The plot was really nice, although the writing was basic I still loved how some parts were described. I’m not usually into monster(ish) things but this was a nice start. Sadly it doesn’t seem like the other parts will be translated anytime soon.
storm_raptor's review
5.0
Loved the Digital Devil Saga games, which brought me to these books, and I ended up loving them just as much. I liked that whilst the two stories were similar, the books differed from the games and told a different story that I found intriguing and enjoyable.
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