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aylajn's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
hjswinford's review against another edition
3.0
This book kind of felt like a letdown after Skyward, which was such a surprising joy. This book was fine. It took me a full month to read it because I always wanted to be reading something else. :/ Sorry, Brandon. That said, there were some cool parts of this book for sure. And I always love AI ethics discussions, so I still plan to read Cytonic because I have to know what the heck is going to happen with M-Bot now that he's duplicated his code and rehoused himself.
hannahcorness's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-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
iceoak14636's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
slow-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
4.25
shahd03's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
theantisocialslibrary's review against another edition
4.0
y’all. this was so fun. i didn’t think i’d like where this book went based on the beginning but i was a fan. need to learn to trust brando sando i suppose. can’t wait to start the next one.
darkskybooks's review against another edition
4.0
Brandon Sanderson remains one of my favourite authors. His 'voice' is distinctive but very easy to read and always providing a brilliant level of engagement for me. Starsight is the second in his YA scifi series. It does follow some standard YA tropes (youthful person being super heroic) but he does manage to play them in an interesting way. This time we get introduced to a bit more of the wider universe hinted at in the first story. Our heroine, Spensa, gets the opportunity to infiltrate the 'Krell'. Here she ends up on a pilot evaluation course and gets the opportunity to meet some of the other species inhabiting the universe. Sanderson has a deft touch for creating unique creatures and clever politics and it shows well through this story.
My main criticism of this story is that the deus ex machina mechanism of allowing this infiltration is a bit forced. It makes the suspension of disbelief required a bit more challenging. Once we get passed that though teh story is very entertaining
My main criticism of this story is that the deus ex machina mechanism of allowing this infiltration is a bit forced. It makes the suspension of disbelief required a bit more challenging. Once we get passed that though teh story is very entertaining