Scan barcode
sn8man's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Terminal illness, Sexual harassment, Death, Gun violence, Colonisation, Gaslighting, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Misogyny, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Murder, War, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Cursing
Minor: Child abuse, Trafficking, and Physical abuse
harmonj3's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
This book had twists. I think it could’ve been 50-100 pages shorter, but it was a good book. I’ll definitely be reading the sequel!
luna_with_love's review
4.0
Thanks NetGalley and Flux for a copy of this ARC to review. It has been a while since I picked up science fiction because it always feels so intimidating to me. But with City of Shattered Light I didn’t have any of that fear or confusion. It was a fascinating world with both of the main planets we focus on as well as the Queer found family being pretty solid. We love a good heist and this book was chock full of them! Every event has some twists and turns that truly kept me invested in the story as well as the crews relationship as a whole. I did knock some points because Riven’s characterization and decision making felt very rash and drastic at times, jumping between hating Asa’s guts and developing feelings. It felt like I was getting whiplash at times while reading Riven’s POV and It was hard to understand her natural mindset. Funny enough I didn’t experience any of these issues with Asa’s POV. The romance as a whole felt a bit shoe horned in and rushed especially towards the end. With the love triangle spreading the intrigue it felt like the romance was forced rather than coming off naturally in the story’s progression. Don’t get me wrong, I love bi sapphic romance, but I hope if this book has a sequel like it teases, we can get this further developed if given the proper time. A lot of things happen in this book in 400 pages with so much A plot the B plot(s) can usually suffer due to this. Despite these criticisms I still really had fun with this book and I recons do it to people like me who get nervous with sci fi and want a fun chaotic queer adventure story through space.
user01051589's review
adventurous
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
westhebookworm's review
5.0
( I listened to the audio book of this so i will also be talking about to narrator's performance)
THIS BOOK!!!! I loved this book the writing was immersive and the story really sucked me in the description of the world really made to feel like you were there the characters were lovable (well most of them anyway) it safe to say Riven is my favorite based on the fact that i spent most of this book thirsting over her. I can't wait for the sequel because I need more of this story and characters.
THE NARRATION if you know me it’s no secret that I love Sarah Beth Pfeifer's work and her narration of this book is no different it was great her voice is beautiful and was perfect for the story and the Talent she has for giving each charter a unique voice is amazing and really helped immerse me into the book the combination of her voice and the writing really made the reading experience amazing and I just loved the reading experience 10 times more because of it
THIS BOOK!!!! I loved this book the writing was immersive and the story really sucked me in the description of the world really made to feel like you were there the characters were lovable (well most of them anyway) it safe to say Riven is my favorite based on the fact that i spent most of this book thirsting over her. I can't wait for the sequel because I need more of this story and characters.
THE NARRATION if you know me it’s no secret that I love Sarah Beth Pfeifer's work and her narration of this book is no different it was great her voice is beautiful and was perfect for the story and the Talent she has for giving each charter a unique voice is amazing and really helped immerse me into the book the combination of her voice and the writing really made the reading experience amazing and I just loved the reading experience 10 times more because of it
livinginsolitude's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
gradiant1's review against another edition
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
4.5