4.24 AVERAGE


This absolutely stuck the landing, and I’m having emotions of a kind I don’t often in hard sci fi. What a lovely amazing series.
adventurous dark funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous dark inspiring tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring sad 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: No
adventurous emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Okay but like... tell me why I cried at the end of this 😭😭😭. 

The author did an excellent job at crafting these characters. I was drawn to them from the beginning but they just kept getting better. Idris especially grew on me, as a weird little twitchy man. Solace, as well, had such an interesting and nuanced arc that I enjoyed. Their endings were very on point. 

The plot was frustrating with how realistic it was - for a scifi space opera, the political machinations and petty grievances were too fucking real. The overall story was excellently paced, it moved forward so quickly but still gave the time and space necessary, while maintaining an aura of urgency relevant to the fucking end of humanity. The trilogy itself was excellently paced and the development of both the plot and characters was skillfully done.

I'm definitely reading more by this author though I will say, one that I probably want to physically read not just audio. 
adventurous 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
adventurous funny lighthearted tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

A delightful end to the expansive space opera. 
adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
slow-paced

Slow but stuck with it.