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count_zero's review
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Suicide
valjeanval's review
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
It’s an ok mystery, a decent sci-fi, and a full romance. Kind of forgettable for me though with some cool concepts. I just never really bonded with any characters.
Content Warnings
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Murder, Violence, and Death
hwesta's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
A lighthearted sci fi mystery. I really enjoyed the setting, which evoked the 1800s (railcars, telegrams, universities) in a scifi setting (200+ years on Jupiter). The writing style took me a while to get into. Mossa and Pleiti are a delight.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Murder
cleo_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
4.0
Sapphic Sherlock Holmes, on Jupiter.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Murder
dodgeremerson's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Murder and Violence
Minor: Animal death, Suicide, and Misogyny
misterwisp's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
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? It's complicated
5.0
I kinda want to read it again. This has made me want to read more by the author, and be more open to books like this. It's thoughtful, emotional, well written....yeah. Lots of good stuff. So much to appreciate. For the length I did not feel like anything was shallow or underdeveloped, it was not like some novellas that make you wish they were longer. This was impactful and as long as it needed to be. It is worth reading, definitely one to try if you get the chance.
Content Warnings
Minor: Grief, Violence, and Murder
bailey_the_bookworm's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-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? It's complicated
3.75
An intriguing mystery, a super cool setting, fun characters—but I found myself always slightly aggravated by the narrative style. The character speaks and thinks in an exaggerated, stuffy near-parody of an academic (someone steeped in vocational awe and their own self-importance as demonstrated through vocabulary) and it became a little tiresome.
Still really fun, though. I’d give another one a shot.
Still really fun, though. I’d give another one a shot.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Violence
alexalily's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Violence, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Murder, Suicide, and Colonisation
displacedcactus's review
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
This was a very brisk read -- On a flight to NY I finished the book I was already reading, read this entire thing, and had time to start a third book! I think it may have suffered from being so short -- I would have liked a little more character development and for the mystery to be less straight-forward. Over all it was an enjoyable read with some interesting ideas, it just needed to be longer.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood and Violence
uranaishi's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Blood, Classism, Suicide, Violence, Sexual content, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Death, and Medical content