Reviews

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

lanid's review

adventurous lighthearted mysterious

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Alcohol

mactammonty's review

2.0

It was okay. The story line was not cohesive enough. Is this about the games or a crime? It was more about the games with family angst thrown in.

I did like the attempt at more inclusive characters.

nickyp's review

3.0

Friendly feel-good found-family space adventure.

thewildflames's review

3.0

Actual rating 3.5 review to come

wendycherie's review

adventurous emotional 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

impactvelocity's review

adventurous hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

4.5

retro_spect's review

adventurous funny hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

shoshin's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

2.0

Villain is cartoonish. So is the resolution of the villain's plot line. Most of the rest of the book is OK, though. Could be fine as a beach read, but not terribly impressive science fiction. Deeply disappointing to anyone looking for The Expanse meets Ender's Game, as the world building and character development were both very shallow compared to either of those series.

jeannedes's review

3.0

For the most part I found this enjoyable. The sci-fi aspects were interesting with some ideas incorporating advanced technologies mixed with old style solutions which seems more realistic for the way we humans invent and use things.

Definitely a soft entry into contemplating society with open approaches to gender fluidity. I liked the ideas, and appreciated that the focus of the book was sci-fi, not graphic sex -- something that I wish more non-sci-fi writers would consider.

queersubtext's review

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0