1.14k reviews for:

Of Monsters and Mainframes

Barbara Truelove

4.31 AVERAGE

mr_sappy's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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: Complicated

isis_colodny's review against another edition

5.0

funny lighthearted 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief

nomit's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Short, sweet and funny remix of Victorian tropes. Think Netflix's Penny Dreadful but with robots and in space.

thebooklender's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

biggestbenis's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

the_other_yvonne's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

byanyothername3's review against another edition

4.75

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This was the most enjoyable book I have read this year. 

jimochka's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous funny mysterious 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: Complicated

ashley_elizabeth's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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Loved loved loved this book! It didn't necessarily change my brain chemistry, so not quite 5 stars, but super great and I really enjoyed it. Take some of the humor and wackiness from Dungeon Crawler Carl, add in an adorably charming AI à la Murderbot, then blend it with classic monsters and give it a space setting - now you might have some idea of what this book will be like. And it's queer! The cherry on top of an already delightful sundae. 

michelleskup's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes