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octopus_farmer's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I surprisingly did not expect the book to expand beyond the attack on the regional office. It was nice if really, really meditative - don’t try to read it all in one day, though you’ll want to. I really liked Sarah and Rose and I’m still kinda mad they didn’t ditch the office altogether and live together somehow . I also liked the horror of Sarah’s arm growing her new body but the awful experience of losing that arm to begin with was gutting. Good writing, I guess. Just unexpected.
It kinda felt like a satire or unraveling of magical girl animes or chosen one narratives, with the emphasis on only recruiting girls, and I’m not sure what to think of how the book handled the topic. Rose’s rage was the best part of that, as well as the awful explanation of the Oracles’ origins.
It kinda felt like a satire or unraveling of magical girl animes or chosen one narratives, with the emphasis on only recruiting girls, and I’m not sure what to think of how the book handled the topic. Rose’s rage was the best part of that, as well as the awful explanation of the Oracles’ origins.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Blood, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Self harm, Torture, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Physical abuse
Minor: Bullying
Is bullying someone about their mechanical arm body shaming?wolfthorn's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
I had such hopes for this book. Superheroes and secret offices all sounded exactly like my sort of thing. Bonus points for the focus on super-powered women too. However, after a decent chunk of the book, it loses its way - not that it had much of one to start off with - and just becomes ramblings about nothing much at all.
The main chapters are split between the main characters: Rose and Sarah. Sarah works in the Regional Office and Rose is part of the attack force. That's all fine. There's also some chapters - which aren't actually included as part of the chapter list for some reason - which give the history of the Regional Office and the two people who established it. Okay, that's three points of view now. Still manageable. The chapters for Rose and Sarah alternate between different times. At one point, there was a chapter on Rose during the attack, followed by a chapter with Rose's training, followed by a chapter on how Rose was recruited. And then back to Rose during the attack. None of the chapters had any indication as to which time period it was in so it was only obvious once I'd started reading it. It's just too much jumping about on top of a plot-line that's confusing enough already. You don't find out who attacked the Regional Office and why until the very last few pages, but by that point, I didn't really care any more.
The main chapters are split between the main characters: Rose and Sarah. Sarah works in the Regional Office and Rose is part of the attack force. That's all fine. There's also some chapters - which aren't actually included as part of the chapter list for some reason - which give the history of the Regional Office and the two people who established it. Okay, that's three points of view now. Still manageable. The chapters for Rose and Sarah alternate between different times. At one point, there was a chapter on Rose during the attack, followed by a chapter with Rose's training, followed by a chapter on how Rose was recruited. And then back to Rose during the attack. None of the chapters had any indication as to which time period it was in so it was only obvious once I'd started reading it. It's just too much jumping about on top of a plot-line that's confusing enough already. You don't find out who attacked the Regional Office and why until the very last few pages, but by that point, I didn't really care any more.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Abandonment, Animal death, and Gun violence
paolina's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Started off promising, but got into "meh" territory after too many tangents.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Gore
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