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konitha00's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
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
4.0
aliceexmachina's review
2.0
If you like cars, races and sloppy stories that tie together too neatly at the (rushed) ending, this is your book.
directorpurry's review
2.0
This book had a lot of ideas. It has a beautiful cover. The premise was so interesting and engaging, and the world was clearly well thought out for a dieselpunk story. There was even a canon queer character! But it all fell apart on the execution.
I had a few main issues with this book. First, the pacing. I thought it was too fast, especially in the beginning, making it difficult to get to know any of the characters. I did not feel like I knew or was connected to any of the characters by the end. Most of them felt kind of flat or not connected to their own backstories. One of the best built characters, IMO, was Fabrienne Oz and we didn't even meet her until past page 200.
Additionally, the way information is shared with the reader was kind of lacking. It never really felt organic and there was a lot of time it felt like an info dump or a rush so the story could move along.
My biggest struggle with this story was the narrative voice. I did not feel like it matched itself at times. It wavered between more slang-y and casual terms but would sometimes switch to a more literary tone when describing images or throwing in some bigger words at times that didn't seem to match with the rest of the narration.
I was also a bit confused by the sudden introduction of a couple minor supernatural elements that were never fulled panned out. It left me to wonder if they were just phrases used for color and not meant to be taken literally? But it still bothers me because if that's not explained, how am I, a reader used to the mixing of natural and supernatural elements in stories, supposed to decipher that?
I had a few main issues with this book. First, the pacing. I thought it was too fast, especially in the beginning, making it difficult to get to know any of the characters. I did not feel like I knew or was connected to any of the characters by the end. Most of them felt kind of flat or not connected to their own backstories. One of the best built characters, IMO, was Fabrienne Oz and we didn't even meet her until past page 200.
Additionally, the way information is shared with the reader was kind of lacking. It never really felt organic and there was a lot of time it felt like an info dump or a rush so the story could move along.
My biggest struggle with this story was the narrative voice. I did not feel like it matched itself at times. It wavered between more slang-y and casual terms but would sometimes switch to a more literary tone when describing images or throwing in some bigger words at times that didn't seem to match with the rest of the narration.
I was also a bit confused by the sudden introduction of a couple minor supernatural elements that were never fulled panned out. It left me to wonder if they were just phrases used for color and not meant to be taken literally? But it still bothers me because if that's not explained, how am I, a reader used to the mixing of natural and supernatural elements in stories, supposed to decipher that?
niseag's review
2.0
This book isnt bad. The setting is interesting and the story is nice, but somehow it still feels incredibly bland to read. Now, im not big into cars, which may count into it. The supposed thrilling scenes failed to capture me, making picking up this book a chore in the end.
I'm sure there is people that will love this book, but its not for me.
I'm sure there is people that will love this book, but its not for me.
gbeezz's review
2.0
It took me forever to finish this. The idea of the novel is fine, but it just didn't grab me, I didn't care about the characters, the race was confusing at times and it just fell flat I guess.
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