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micheala's review against another edition
4.0
There are some things I really liked about this, and some things I was disappointed with. On the one hand I loved that it was about Ginko and Rig becoming friends despite coming from such different views about factions, and watching Ginko deconstruct her beliefs.
On the other hand, the description of the book implied that June would be a bigger part of the story then she ended up being. It made it sound like the adventure was going to be Rig, June, and Ginko. Unfortunately is more referenced then present. She's there for a few scenes, and like one call, but otherwise it's more just Rig thinking about June.
I also kinda felt like the ending was a little rushed. The whole book is this slow feeling story, then we have the big finale and then it felt like the author just wanted to wrap the loose ends up super quick. I wanted almost another entire chapter after the final showdown to explore some of the consequences.
Graphic: Medical content, Murder, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Drug use, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Xenophobia, Genocide, Slavery, Body horror, War, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Violence, and Racism
Moderate: Death of parent
lpdx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Medical content, Gore, Blood, Vomit, Death, Drug use, Body horror, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Slavery, Violence, Torture, War, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Genocide, Confinement, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Addiction, Classism, Colonisation, Islamophobia, and Racism
beldaran1224's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The ending
Graphic: Colonisation and Genocide
Moderate: Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, War, Kidnapping, and Classism
Minor: Abandonment, Torture, Medical content, Cultural appropriation, and Death of parent
oliverreeds's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Torture, Violence, War, Drug use, Genocide, Murder, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Blood, and Kidnapping
anxiousnachos's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
This kind of felt like watching an old school Star Trek to me? It reminded me so much of my love for Voyager. It was full of snarky, witty banter, at times a little cheesy but in a way that is a hallmark of old school scifi; it’s full of fast paced action and gun fights and plans where everything goes wrong but you have hope at the end of an episode things will be okay. It just felt like such a classic space opera, it was so much fun, I laughed out loud throughout. Rig is an absolute walking disaster and I LOVE HER. I also really loved the sweet romance storyline between Ginka and Crane. A wonderful debut!
Thank you so much to Angry Robot for sending me an ARC of this book, that has not affected my opinions in this review.
Content warnings: violence, gun violence, blood, war, kidnapping, drug use, addiction, medical trauma, injury details, vomit
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Addiction, Drug use, Gun violence, and Violence
Moderate: Kidnapping and Blood