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miles's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
First of all, all the crew members are absolutely lovely and the ones you don’t like at first, you still warm up to (at least I did, and there was only the one for me). Either way, they are all very compelling characters and I wish we could stay with them for longer, but the book does a very good job in giving us insight into all of their personal and cultural backstories and it’s brilliantly done.
On that note, love love love all the different species and cultures Chambers has cooked up. Some very interesting stuff and lots to make you ponder about our society and how it might be changed for the better. Though I feel like for some of the things I’d love to implement, we’d have to start from scratch (which is a-ok by me tbh). I absolutely love Aandrisk family structure and relations and would honestly love to have our society work like that.
But yeah, so much good shit, 10/10 will absolutely revisit at some point in the future. Effortlessly queer. Found family. So bloody lovely.
Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Xenophobia and Grief
Minor: War
meecespieces's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Minor: Sexual content and War
jackelinmandragor's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Minor: Drug use, Gun violence, Sexual content, Vomit, and War
therainbowshelf's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, and War
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Police brutality, and Injury/Injury detail
anxiety from trauma, ableismsitic's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Chronic illness, Drug use, and Colonisation
Minor: Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, and War
greystory's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I cried for the last bit of the book and I did not see that coming.
I have a feeling this is the kind of book that I'll catch myself thinking about weeks, months from now. I'll be talking about something or reading something else or watching a movie or whatever and I'm going to relate it back to this book.
I'm intrigued at the world Chambers has built here and I'm very interested to see more. I have so many questions and there are so many opportunities to explore of this universe. I'm happy to have the fortune of starting this series when there's a full four books available so I can dive right into the next one.
I own a physical copy of the book but ended up listening to the audiobook. The narration is great and I thought it added well to the personality of the characters. I think half the reason I found Kizzy to be so fun was the way she was voiced.
Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Police brutality, and Grief
Minor: Vomit and War
lynxpardinus's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Medical content, Grief, and War
Moderate: Ableism, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Deportation
midsummernoodle's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Death, Violence, Medical content, Grief, and War
Minor: Drug use, Genocide, and Xenophobia
hey_al's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Minor: Racism and War
bruhbruh's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Gun violence, and War
Moderate: Child death and Sexual content