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iono's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-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
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and War
Moderate: Death, Genocide, and Xenophobia
mdiffer's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Solid conclusion to a great series.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, War, Body horror, and Slavery
Minor: Xenophobia
mar's review
adventurous
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Look, if it's been a couple months since you read the second book, you're probably gonna find the first couple chapters of Lords of Uncreation quite rough - there's a disorientating time skip between the books, you get thrown head-first into the plot, it takes forever to wade through, I know. KEEP GOING. GET TO OLLI'S FIRST CHAPTER. That is when I remembered that Oh, Right, This Series Rules, and spent the next 85% of the book having the time of my life.
And speaking of Olli! Oh man, her storyline is absolutely the highlight of this book for me; it went in a direction I did not expect at all, and it was both enormously satisfying and very narratively fulfilling. Not to mention how incredible it is to see a physically disabled character who gets to shine like this. (And get the girl! Even if it's only mentioned offhandedly one (1) time. Canon gay Olli is very important to me as someone with a huge gay crush on her okay!!!). She also remains as sarcastic and funny as ever, and her and Kittering's banter brings some delightful humour to the book. Olli spinoff series WHEN!
Not much else to say about the majority of the book other than I enjoyed it immensely! The one thing that brought it from 5 stars to 4 for me was the ending, which I've got a lot of mixed feelings about. It really stuck out to me that some of the more exciting reveals - notably the Originators', well, origins, and their Grand Plan™️ - felt a little... underused? For such a central mystery it got weirdly brushed aside with only a couple lines. And there was SO MUCH potential there for some absolutely chilling cosmic horror, so I was really surprised (and disappointed) to see it left unexplored like this, especially with how much this series leans into cosmic horror with unspace. Also, was it just me, or did some of the unspace stuff towards the end sound a little too much like fantasy gibberish made up on the go?
Finally, this probably has more to do with my personal preferences when it comes to character endings, but a lot of them kinda fell flat for me. I did love where Olli's arc in particular led her, but Idris... less so, and I'm not much of a fan of found family stories where they all just split up and go their separate ways in the end. Yes, even if they meet up for tea sometimes.
That being said! I really did thoroughly enjoy the ride, and I think the book is a solid finale to the trilogy, even if it isn't quite the ending I was hoping for.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC!
And speaking of Olli! Oh man, her storyline is absolutely the highlight of this book for me; it went in a direction I did not expect at all, and it was both enormously satisfying and very narratively fulfilling. Not to mention how incredible it is to see a physically disabled character who gets to shine like this. (And get the girl! Even if it's only mentioned offhandedly one (1) time. Canon gay Olli is very important to me as someone with a huge gay crush on her okay!!!). She also remains as sarcastic and funny as ever, and her and Kittering's banter brings some delightful humour to the book. Olli spinoff series WHEN!
Not much else to say about the majority of the book other than I enjoyed it immensely! The one thing that brought it from 5 stars to 4 for me was the ending, which I've got a lot of mixed feelings about. It really stuck out to me that some of the more exciting reveals - notably the Originators', well, origins, and their Grand Plan™️ - felt a little... underused? For such a central mystery it got weirdly brushed aside with only a couple lines. And there was SO MUCH potential there for some absolutely chilling cosmic horror, so I was really surprised (and disappointed) to see it left unexplored like this, especially with how much this series leans into cosmic horror with unspace. Also, was it just me, or did some of the unspace stuff towards the end sound a little too much like fantasy gibberish made up on the go?
Finally, this probably has more to do with my personal preferences when it comes to character endings, but a lot of them kinda fell flat for me.
That being said! I really did thoroughly enjoy the ride, and I think the book is a solid finale to the trilogy, even if it isn't quite the ending I was hoping for.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence and Gun violence
laurareads87's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Absolutely amazing. I rated the first two books four stars, but really – five stars for this epic series, and five stars for this conclusion which may well be my favourite book of the three. One of the best space opera series I’ve read in a long time, this series has so much I love: a wide range of alien species (including many who are not even close to humanoid), some diverse representation, epic space battles (so many space battles in this book!), a mysterious and terrifying enemy, high stakes, and a lot of fun, including a real sense of humour. A solid, satisfying conclusion to a fantastic series – highly recommend.
Like the first book, this one also includes indexes of characters, worlds, species, and ships, and a timeline; additionally, the book begins with a very brief "The Story So Far” – this is absolutely the kind of series where these inclusions are vital, particularly if you’re not reading the series all in one go.
Thank you Orbit Books & NetGalley for providing an ARC of this title.
Content warnings: violence, gun violence, death, war, speciesism, xenophobia, grief, injury detail, enslavement, relatively minor body horror
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, War, Xenophobia, and Grief
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Slavery
Minor: Blood and Body horror
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