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carsam007's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
This book just throws you in and expects you to figure it out yourself. It can get very confusing as nothing is ever explained. It starts off pretty promising with a great cast of characters and a fast paced plot but it quickly gets repetitive and meandering. A good third of the book could have been cut and it wouldn’t have affected anything. It’s labeled as the first book in a series but I won’t be picking up the sequel.
elisenic's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
ljavery's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
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
4.5
greysonk's review against another edition
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
the_cryptic_cryptid's review against another edition
emotional
tense
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
3.75
fireblend's review against another edition
4.0
A police state scrambling to establish/maintain order in a collapsing world by building mechs using the ghosts of corrupted, divine AIs and using their surviving followers as pilots is too cool a concept for me not to love this book, but it's one that needs some patience and attention because it is not by any means a breezy book. It's walking too many tightropes and it doesn't succeed at all of them, but again, cool robots (and body horror, and merged consciousnesses, and betrayals, and...)
duntothewood's review against another edition
The language is very flowery and it really wasn't my vibe
dcannon131's review against another edition
The story was very confusing and I didn't really vibe with it
skylar2's review against another edition
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5