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iestynx's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Not the best of books. The main problem was the main character, Jazz. I really don’t like her, and we’re living this story though her eyes, so there’s a lot of Jazz.
I hated the cliche writing, the book is full of it. “In this bar you could get anything you wanted to drink as long as it was beer”. And the whole “best” narrative though the book was a pain, “my dad was the best welder on the moon”, “my friend was the best EV pilot on the moon”, “this is the best parking job I’ve seen”, “my friend had the best…” whatever. I wish this was the best book ever too Andy.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Violence
lilacsophie's review against another edition
adventurous
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Police brutality, and Cursing
Moderate: Gun violence, Pedophilia, Murder, Death, Adult/minor relationship, and Blood
Minor: Sexual content
toriliz's review
So the premise of this sounds really cool and I was excited for another sci fi book with a funny heroine at the forefront...except that's not what this is. I finally had to stop trudging through at page 90-something. Jazz is written like a caricature of a "bad girl"; she's a young woman from a conservative, religious background who has now basically said "Screw it, I'm doing what I want." Okay, cool, that could be really interesting. But the author makes a point of making weird innuendos and ill-placed jokes at the strangest times. It got to a ridiculous point. Her character is incredibly flat because it all revolves around sex and her saying she's somehow better than everyone around her. She could have been really cool but she's annoying and tiresome. I can live with a haughty protagonist but there needs to be something likeable about them for me to want to keep going; I can't find anything. The plot definitely suffered and at almost 100 pages in, I'd rather read something else.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
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