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kemptron's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death and Suicide attempt
Minor: Sexual harassment
wordsofclover's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
This was a fun, light-hearted novel with some serious themes around climate change and remembering that while Mars exploration is a dream many have, in reality we only have one planet and we need to care for it better.
I enjoyed Amber's time on the show and all the over the top challenges she had to compete in to seemingly make living on Mars easier for them - when it turned out that those who would go to Mars would always be criminally underprepared as they weren't actually trained NASA astronauts. I loved the caricature of Geoff Task - the billionaire businessman who was behind the MarsNow project and it wasn't too hard to think about who he could be based on.
Kevin's POV was a real shift and 'other side of the coin' to Amber - where Amber was driven and focused on her goal to get to Mars, Kevin was pretty listless and while a nice guy, his lack of drive or goals was a real turn off and you couldn't always blame Amber for so happily leaving Kev behind. His chapters got a bit frustrating after a while as he just wasn't doing anything to help his situation - I of course wanted him to do a Nick Carraway and write the great Canadian novel as he mused about in his chapters but it never happened.
Near the end of the book, I thought the story dragged on a bit (and got mildly depressing truth be told). I loved the concept of this book (and love the cover), I think it just meandered a bit too much at times and the pacing could have been better. I did enjoy it though!
Moderate: Drug use
Minor: Miscarriage, Child death, and Sexual harassment
miraleighv's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Sexual harassment
daniellekat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.25
Graphic: Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Self harm and Terminal illness
Minor: Pregnancy and Police brutality
heyitssones's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Infertility, and Death of parent
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Cancer, Fatphobia, Sexual harassment, and Pregnancy
hanaem's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Moderate: Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Miscarriage
Minor: Incest and Vomit