Reviews with content warning for Misogyny - Cosmoknights: Book One

Mais cette fin. Donnez moi la suite 😭😭😭

Okay. Cette histoire est si géniale. Lesbienne Butch et non binaire et une lesbienne noire qui sont en couple et qui sont gladiatrices. Une jeune lesbienne mécano, une hackeuse lesbienne et trans. Ce livre est la bible pour les Simp.

Y a de l’action, de superbes personnages, un bon world building. J’adore les personnages et la tournure que prend l’histoire. Surtout au niveau des sujets. Bref la suite svp

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rtaire's review

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adventurous lighthearted 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

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brnineworms's review

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adventurous inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.5

First things first, the artwork is gorgeous. The colour palettes, the character designs, the cosmoknights’ power armour, the backgrounds – it’s all just spot-on. Even the sound effects are well-integrated. The pacing is rather brisk for the most part but quiet/tense moments are allowed to breathe.
I don’t have too much to say about the story because honestly it’s quite simple. I worried the feminist critique was a little too simplistic and bordering on naïve, but Kate came along to say exactly what I was thinking:

the protagonists’ intentions are noble but by participating in the games they’re only ever operating within the patriarchal system rather than dismantling the system altogether for true liberation.

Like YES thank you! I’m glad (and surprised!) that point was brought up and I’m curious to see how the story develops from here.

This is very much the first book in a series. It does a great job of establishing the world and the characters but there isn’t a whole lot of payoff in this volume. It’s setting up for a sequel, which I look forward to reading when it comes out.

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emily_mh's review

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adventurous hopeful fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This book drove home to me how much I love neo-medieval sci-fi. The way Templer put a futuristic twist on historical concepts such as knights and jousts was so incredibly entertaining and made for some really unique world-building. I loved the rebellion-themed plot as well. The art style was gorgeous, including the lettering which just looked really... satisfying?? On top of all of this, it was wonderfully sapphic. I can’t wait for the next book in the series.

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martereadsbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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? No

5.0

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