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My only point of contention, which isn't a complaint, is that the book is described as a romance and it's not. I don't know why that's in the blurb. Everything was amazing otherwise.

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torrentsofhayl's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

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the_vegan_bookworm's review

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adventurous emotional hopeful 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

4.5

This was an interesting sci-fi story with queerness centered throughout. It examined war and how we become tools of the war machine even without intending to be such, what we 'deserve' and how we 'earn' things like joy, and about the potential for utopia in our communities. I loved all of the characters, but Sertig was my favourite by far and I would do anything to protect her.

I especially enjoyed the author's notes and reflections on writing this story of utopia and what we 'deserve'.

While I felt the book had excellent trans rep throughout, I challenge the idea that it's a sapphic story. It feels much more like a queer platonic relationship between Fassen and Lu than a romantic one.

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augustar14's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

A beautiful graphic novel with a host of queer characters all over the rainbow. I appreciate that a character's LGBTQ+ identity was independent of their morality, and not questioned by any other characters. The variety in characters appearances and traits was delightful; I often struggle to remember which characters are which in stories at times, but this author did a great job of making each one distinct not just in appearance but also personality.
I love the world Blue has created and the possibilities they lead the reader to consider when reading this story.

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thecatconstellation's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.5

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tangleroot_eli's review

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adventurous emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

I will read anything and everything Blue Delliquanti creates, but this isn't my favorite thing of theirs that I've read. (To be fair, O Human Star is my favorite webcomic ever, so it'd be hard to top that.) The characters and worldbuilding are incredible and the art is stunning, but the messaging felt heavy and preachy in a way that sometimes dragged the work down for me.

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ezwolf's review

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adventurous hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

I really really loved the fat representation in this book! Lu is an awesome character with cool hair and outfits and pilots a cool spaceship and their body isn’t ever the focus of the story.

The wide variety of gender representation was also great as well as representation as a whole.

But I will say I wasn’t terribly drawn to the story. I’ve been really excited to read this for months and finally sat down and read it today and it just wasn’t holding my interest. The characters themselves were more interesting individually than as part of the story itself. I was also far more interested in the story behind Field and Auntie Bo than Fassan as the main character.

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