scylla87's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
reflective
sad
tense
slow-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? No
3.75
duehok's review against another edition
4.0
"how we got here" => first 20% really boring.
An acceptable amount of dead royals and aristocrats.
Austen dumped in Sharpe having some holiday in the jungle.
An acceptable amount of dead royals and aristocrats.
Austen dumped in Sharpe having some holiday in the jungle.
glcn's review against another edition
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
tricky_rikke's review
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
indy_rose's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
ddd8cc98's review
adventurous
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
jasonsweirdreads's review against another edition
4.0
A solid 3.5 stars rounded up to four for goodreads. I loved this book, but there are a few elements, mostly from the middle to the end, and especially the last quarter, I felt were tacked on to be more pleasing to a wider audience. Overall, though, the writing is sharp, the characters well-created. A very fun story that kept me engaged from beginning to the end, despite my personal grievances towards the ending.
jmconway's review against another edition
4.0
8/10 - This is a love letter to the complicated, horrific and avoidable nature of war. In Guns of the Dawn we follow Emily, a gentlewoman who is drafted as a soldier on the losing side of an ugly war, fought in a creepy and fantastical marsh. Whilst this is a fantasy book, this plays such a small part in the story, when in reality we follow Emily as she is shocked by the horrors of war.
Adrian Tchaikovsky writes a brilliant tale that captures the perfect complication of human emotions; from unrequited love, jealously, anger and grief. A slow start but gripped me from the middle onwards.
“I am picked apart.
Each day, some new part of me is pecked out. I am losing those things that make me human.
Take me away from this place before it devours me, piece by piece.
But, of course, you cannot come here, and I cannot leave.”
Adrian Tchaikovsky writes a brilliant tale that captures the perfect complication of human emotions; from unrequited love, jealously, anger and grief. A slow start but gripped me from the middle onwards.
“I am picked apart.
Each day, some new part of me is pecked out. I am losing those things that make me human.
Take me away from this place before it devours me, piece by piece.
But, of course, you cannot come here, and I cannot leave.”
twerkingtobeethoven's review against another edition
2.0
I'm giving up on this one. Really not my cup of tea, way too slow. DNF.