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An intriguing space opera that does a nice job of world-building and left me with so many questions that I hope get answered in the sequel. If you enjoy space voyages and dystopian science fiction, you'll enjoy this book, and I'm excited to keep reading to see how Dewes builds out the lore and further develops these interesting characters.

bombielonia's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging funny hopeful tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

stardustrohrig's review

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adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

It took me a while to get into this book. I enjoyed the characters the whole way though but the plot felt slow until the end when more things were figured out. By the end of the book I was enjoying the set up of what was happening and what needed to be done. I did end up feeling though a lot more could have been explained about who the characters were and what the different groups were all about. It made it a little difficult to really get into the story when I didn't understand who they were fighting in places. Maybe I missed an explanation but I had no clue about one group in the book. Without spoiling too much

there's also a plot point that only some members of the Argus make it off - it's not clear how many and also only a few are ever really involved in the story.

In the end though I did enjoy the book and will be reading the sequel to find out what happens next.