Reviews

A Pale Light in the Black by K.B. Wagers

lauralauralaura's review against another edition

4.5

Absolutely perfectly fits the bill for my escapist reading needs. A really competent female leader, a band of misfits who really care about one another and are uniquely suited to rise to a challenge, sex-positive, emotionally intelligent, and all tied up in a neat bow by the end.

carleesi's review against another edition

4.0

I loved the characters and the focus on relationship building. It was also cool to see a world that was seemlessly LGBTQIA+

At times the perspectives confused me, it wasn’t always clear who was the POV of each section until a few paragraphs in. I also felt that some of the conflict built and resolved too quickly to understand why it was significant/ to get a full feel of what was happening.

That being said I love me some space opera so I will absolutely be reading more.

quasarignition's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted 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

3.0

tessa_b's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.75

saintburns's review against another edition

5.0

This is another great read from author KB Wagers! This romp combines a lot of the things I love to see in my space operas! Romance! Cool action hero antics! Emotional talks with partners! Amazing world building that has inclusivity built in!! I love Max the main character and her journey as she grows with her new NeoG team and found family. I love the games and how it felt like the olympics with a spirit of competition and togetherness. Jenks is amazing and it was so good to see them grow emotionally through the story. The fights feel real and I love that there were call backs to pop culture that’s current now! I was given this earc by netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

norinori's review

adventurous hopeful 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? No

4.0

tommi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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? No

4.0

aallen352's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring lighthearted tense 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

4.5

foolgender's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

5.0

hank's review against another edition

3.0

There was so much to like about this book, it was like a buddy movie with a ton of characters that go on a mild adventure. Easy to root for, happyness everywhere. The problem is that it was two stories poorly smashed together. The mystery, crime solving story was fine, I just never felt the drama. The competition games part was also fine but also lacking drama. The two stories just did not blend and although I was engaged with the characters, nothing made me worried to care too much.

Not bad, just not awesome.