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rsb12's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Abortion, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Minor: Genocide, Murder, Alcohol, Death of parent, and War
scifi_rat's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Prose: 4★
Pace: 4★
Concept/Execution: 5★/4.5★
Characters: 4.75★
Worldbuilding: 4.5★
Ending: 4★
Graphic: Sexism, Suicide, Violence, War, Homophobia, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Grief, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Gore, Outing, Pregnancy, Rape, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Medical content, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, and Racism
Minor: Bullying, Blood, Abortion, and Alcohol
gondorgirl's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Xenophobia, and Bullying
Moderate: Misogyny, Murder, Incest, Sexual harassment, Torture, War, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Violence, Homophobia, Kidnapping, and Sexual assault
piratenami's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: War, Suicide, Violence, Genocide, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Transphobia, Xenophobia, Homophobia, Toxic friendship, Misogyny, and Pregnancy
mweis's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
2.25
I wanted to love this so badly, but to be honest I struggled to finish it. A lot of this reading experience very frustrating because I could see pieces of a really interesting book, but for my tastes at least, the execution of this fell flat in almost every way.
First off, Kyr is such an unlikeable protagonist. I understand that she grew up in a cult and was indoctrinated and all, but that did not make experiencing this book through her perspective an enjoyable reading experience. Maybe I would’ve been less aggravated by it if I had found her growth/redemption arc believable, but in my opinion it didn’t feel earned.
I also prefer thematic exploration that is a little more subtle, and worldbuilding that’s a little more explained. Kyr’s society on Gaea Station is meant to be a far future humanity, post-war with aliens that destroyed the Earth, and there’s multi-verses and time slips and technology that’s typically found in science fiction stories, but all of those things felt really surface level, like they were used to hand wave the plot forward and there wasn’t really thought into how that technology would work.
Honestly, between the young naïve protagonist, the heavy handed themes and the fast pace of the plot, I think this book would be more successful if marketed to the young adult/new adult age range than as an adult title.
I did mostly enjoy Sena Bryer’s narration. There was one character voice that I didn’t get along with but the rest of the audiobook was well narrated.
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Suicide, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual assault, Racism, and Transphobia