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thecatconstellation's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
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
4.5
A quick sci-fi read with some fantasy notes. I really enjoyed this and am excited to read the others in the series. Interesting characters and plot. Mix of quick plot progression and introspection about identity and home.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Blood, Confinement, Racism, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: War, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Grief
imbookenit's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore
yogomagpie's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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
Less than 100 pages but it drew me in so deeply. I was not expecting to love this book as much as I did. Bravo.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Gore, Death, and Genocide
Moderate: Racism
Minor: War
lovelyannalee's review against another edition
adventurous
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? It's complicated
3.0
A really fun and cool take on identity, culture, colonialism, and knowledge! I really do wish that it was a bit longer because the ending felt a bit rushed and wasn’t as satisfying as I hoped it would be, but I still enjoyed it a lot!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Murder, Gore, Confinement, Child death, Genocide, and Death
Moderate: Colonisation and Racism
Minor: Cultural appropriation
laurenalysse's review against another edition
adventurous
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore and Death
sofievg's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Not really what I expected, with more violence and less world building than I had hoped for. Still curious about the other parts in the series though.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Gore
reedthereader's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
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? It's complicated
It's a solid read. Its very creative, intresting concepts. Binti is a very good main character and her struggle with tradition and her own desires for science is both compelling and just deeply relatable. Her desire to honour both parts of herself without losing who she is is a powerful journey. The book is too short honestly, and would have benefited from being longer. The Meduse are so close to being well handled I wish they had just held the ship hostage rather than killing everyone. It feels like they got off to easily and with more page time it could explored Binti relationship with her classmates and family in greater depth. I'm interested in seeing how the other books are.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gore and Racism
thereaderfriend's review against another edition
adventurous
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Gore, Racism, and Xenophobia
New fav sci fi book. I loved it.rachelwierick's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence