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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
sad
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:
Complicated
slow-paced
medium-paced
adventurous
funny
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
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
tense
slow-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
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
There are parts of this book I liked. However, I felt like the book started when it did because they didn't want to explain how Bellsona explained away being involved in the Evil army for so long and not sabotaging them before now. (Want a better version of this trope? Read Practical Guide to Evil.) Also Gadolia is written to be where the people hate the Badlands people, but then don't talk about how the average Gadolia person lives? How could every person in a country be a monolith? But it was a cool premise, a good book to read after I finished Iron Widow (better mecha story tbh).
dark
hopeful
sad
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:
Yes
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book has my entire heart. From the gorgeous writing to the slow-burn between the characters and the intriguing Mech's I want to learn more and more about, I'm incredibly excited to read the finale to this duology. Zoe Hana Mikuta's writing style was one that took me a bit to get into, a few chapters or so, because of how different it is than most young adult or even adult books. The setup was fairly quick and the immediate chemistry between the two main characters was obvious but I loved seeing their apprehensions of each other and their separate worlds fade away into pride, joy, and love.
This was fine. Nothing special. I liked the main characters and their drive. The side characters did not stick with me though.