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scatteringashes's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
I was dubious going to a new narrator for this one, but it honestly may have been my favorite Lady Astronaut novel. I couldn't stop listening.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder
Moderate: Death
kalayk's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
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? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Eating disorder
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexism, Xenophobia, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
penguininabluebox's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
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? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Medical content, and Grief
Moderate: Cursing, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexism, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Murder
brittshaw_p's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
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? Yes
4.5
4.5/5⭐️ | 0.25/5🌶 | 1/3⚠️ |14 +
Genre: historical AU sci fi
Diversity: anorexic MC, steminist, feminist, B/A + API SCs
Moods: tense, relentless/non-stop, geo-political, steminist, anti-racist
Pace: medium
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Notes: told from Nicole’s perspective on the moon takes place at the same time as The Fated Sky - we see the fraught political landscape that we only saw glimpses and hints and consequences of during The Fated Sky. Earth Firsters are actively sabotaging the IAC and moon colony. Stick with Nicole as she ferrets out the saboteur(s) with Myrtle, Eugene, Hamid, and Helen. Relentless perfectly describes this books - one after another problems pop up - but at the same time it doesn’t feel overdone. An absolute rollercoaster emotions while set perfectly in the sexist and racist times of 1960s, expertly crafted AU. Excellent continuation of the Lady Astronaut novels!!
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Infertility, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Sexual content
akmistyrose's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
tense
fast-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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Vomit, and Murder
Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, and Excrement
Minor: Miscarriage
owlmoose's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Like The Fated Sky before it, this book was full of relentless action, always moving forward, things continually getting worse until almost the last moment. At least this time I was prepared, and didn't try to read it on vacation! Still a very strong series with excellent ideas and very well written.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Eating disorder
reviewsandreadathons's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Medical content, and Grief
Moderate: Gun violence, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, and Murder
Minor: Excrement
e_flah's review against another edition
adventurous
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? No
5.0
I was a little hesitant going in to The Relentless Moon because I love Elma and was nervous that I wouldn't enjoy a Lady Astronaut Universe book if it had a different main character. Thankfully Kowal's writing was excellent as always so I quickly grew to love Nicole.
The Relentless Moon really had it all -- a high-stakes mystery, espionage, politics, and lots of mishaps in space. It made me beyond happy to see more of Myrtle, Eugene, and Helen as I'd really missed them in The Fated Sky. The Lady Astronaut Universe continues to get more fascinating as the political impacts of life after the meteor deepen in each book.
Also, I have to add that The Relentless Moon made me sob when I least expected it. I'm not a big book crier so every time it happens, I have to tip my hat at the author.
The Lady Astronaut Universe books continue to delight me. Kowal's writing is impossible to put down, the characters are lovable, and the external conflicts are always fascinating. I'll gladly keep reading these books as long as Kowal wants to write them.
The Relentless Moon really had it all -- a high-stakes mystery, espionage, politics, and lots of mishaps in space. It made me beyond happy to see more of Myrtle, Eugene, and Helen as I'd really missed them in The Fated Sky. The Lady Astronaut Universe continues to get more fascinating as the political impacts of life after the meteor deepen in each book.
Also, I have to add that The Relentless Moon made me sob when I least expected it. I'm not a big book crier so every time it happens, I have to tip my hat at the author.
The Lady Astronaut Universe books continue to delight me. Kowal's writing is impossible to put down, the characters are lovable, and the external conflicts are always fascinating. I'll gladly keep reading these books as long as Kowal wants to write them.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder
Moderate: Death
Minor: Vomit
rubybastille's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
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? Yes
5.0
I wasn’t ready to pivot from Elma (though in retrospect, the way Fated Sky ended should have made it pretty clear her arc was done), but I ended up enjoying this book the most out of the three. The body copy does it absolutely no favors: not only does Nicole not really mind her husband advancing his political career, it’s really a side issue next to her active involvement in disrupting saboteurs in the space program. It’s a spy thriller more than anything, while still making room for human struggles large and small.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder
Moderate: Death and Racism
Minor: Infertility and Miscarriage
Nicole’s struggle with anorexia is a key conflict in the book. It’s made worse byfabanita's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Eating disorder
Minor: Racism