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jasper_is_atypical's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
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? It's complicated
3.0
mhc143's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
2.5
ohnoitskylie's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
The point of view jumps frequently enough that I found it hard to form a connection with or care for the characters deeply. Things happened, and they were interesting, but in more of a detached way. That said, the world building was interesting and the dialog was well written.
tnm94's review
adventurous
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
readinginmtl's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
krisalexcole's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Alcohol
mweis's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
*I received an eARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.*
Stina Leicht drew me in with a fascinating premise and gorgeous cover just like with Persephone Station, but also like with Persephone Station, something about the execution felt lacking to me here.
The world Leicht has built here is really fascinating. It’s far future humanity where humans “birth” AI and there’s an interesting take on first contact with aliens and one scene in particular that was very horror movie esque. The world is filled with small nods to sci-fi pop culture, and there’s a small reference to Persephone Station. I also loved that the majority of the cast was female or nonbinary and several of the main characters were older. I love the trend away from young/teenage protagonists.
Where I mostly struggled was with the pacing. The chapters are quite long and jump from perspective to make the learning curve quite jarring. I was 50% into the book and still didn’t really have any idea how the plot was going to come together and by the time I figured it out I had sort of lost interest.
While I’m glad I gave Leicht another chance, I think I need to come to terms with the fact that she’s not the author for me, and no one is more bummed about that than I am because I love these gorgeous covers and I love the idea of books in a shared universe.
Stina Leicht drew me in with a fascinating premise and gorgeous cover just like with Persephone Station, but also like with Persephone Station, something about the execution felt lacking to me here.
The world Leicht has built here is really fascinating. It’s far future humanity where humans “birth” AI and there’s an interesting take on first contact with aliens and one scene in particular that was very horror movie esque. The world is filled with small nods to sci-fi pop culture, and there’s a small reference to Persephone Station. I also loved that the majority of the cast was female or nonbinary and several of the main characters were older. I love the trend away from young/teenage protagonists.
Where I mostly struggled was with the pacing. The chapters are quite long and jump from perspective to make the learning curve quite jarring. I was 50% into the book and still didn’t really have any idea how the plot was going to come together and by the time I figured it out I had sort of lost interest.
While I’m glad I gave Leicht another chance, I think I need to come to terms with the fact that she’s not the author for me, and no one is more bummed about that than I am because I love these gorgeous covers and I love the idea of books in a shared universe.
displacedcactus's review
I found Gita kind of smug, and wasn't particularly engaged by the characters or plot. I knew this book was doomed for me when I chose to get up early on a gloomy Saturday rather than keep reading in bed.