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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
sooo good. it took about a hundred pages to get really into it, but that's pretty common for me with high fantasy and sci-fi. this was a true space opera which is SUCH a win for me as it's one of my favorite genres
one of the things that bothered me was the sudden ambiguity regarding xavior at the end? like he got shot and then he kinda wasn't talked about again until the last chapter, and i wanted that to come up a little sooner. also the decision to make george/augustine a focal character and love interest is something that i'm interested to see more of later on
I'm not sure how to feel about this book. I liked the story, enjoyed the characters, but the writing style kind of annoyed me at times.
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
medium-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:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
relaxing
medium-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
adventurous
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-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:
N/A
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
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:
No
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
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
“Courage is the only thing stronger than fear, and love is the thread that holds the atoms of this universe together.”
For a debut this was pretty impressive and I think there are a lot of good bones to this book, but overall I was a bit underwhelmed. It reminded me a lot of Treasure Planet and Star Wars is a good way. We definitely beat the “second coming of the prophecy” too much with the consistent reminders and journal entries, and everything was oddly fast-paced while also leaving me consistently confused on the world and overall plot, even though it is super creative. The political allegories were too on-the-nose and the characters and relationships felt under developed and flat to me. I loved the storyline of the sisters and the order, but I think this book bites off more than it can chew with the history and prophecies and different timelines and characters and at times overly flowery writing. I don’t think I’ll continue the series but I did have fun at times! I only read this because it was the first Illumicrate book I ever received but I wish the author the best because I loved the diversity and voice she brought to the book.
For a debut this was pretty impressive and I think there are a lot of good bones to this book, but overall I was a bit underwhelmed. It reminded me a lot of Treasure Planet and Star Wars is a good way. We definitely beat the “second coming of the prophecy” too much with the consistent reminders and journal entries, and everything was oddly fast-paced while also leaving me consistently confused on the world and overall plot, even though it is super creative. The political allegories were too on-the-nose and the characters and relationships felt under developed and flat to me. I loved the storyline of the sisters and the order, but I think this book bites off more than it can chew with the history and prophecies and different timelines and characters and at times overly flowery writing. I don’t think I’ll continue the series but I did have fun at times! I only read this because it was the first Illumicrate book I ever received but I wish the author the best because I loved the diversity and voice she brought to the book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery, Colonisation, Classism
Moderate: Genocide, Gun violence, War
Minor: Torture
Ended up kind of disappointed in this one. Was excited about the premise. But the execution left me cold. I think it could have used a heavier hand in the edit. Reduce the page count. Get rid of the some of the repetitive stuff. But there's a lot to like here, too. In the end it just wasn't for me. Full review on TikTok
Dnf at 30%
It's just way to YA for me so I'm not the target audience. I'm sure it would be a fine book but I have too much to read to force myself to go through with it.
The main characters bond so fast it's dumb.
Had to stop reading at the spaceship ring fight. You can tell the first draft was written by a 16yo. A 16yo would probably love this book honestly.
It's just way to YA for me so I'm not the target audience. I'm sure it would be a fine book but I have too much to read to force myself to go through with it.
The main characters bond so fast it's dumb.
Had to stop reading at the spaceship ring fight. You can tell the first draft was written by a 16yo. A 16yo would probably love this book honestly.