Reviews

Chaos Terminal by Mur Lafferty

nerdbrarian's review against another edition

dark funny 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Blood

crankyoldnerd's review

adventurous lighthearted mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.75

brushelsprouts's review

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

amandakh's review

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.5

andrearahman's review

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

missyh's review

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring fast-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

sking055's review

adventurous hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.25

katieinca's review

4.0

3 stars if not for Tina, but she makes it 4. How can you not love the most impulsive of the generally sedate mineral-based Gneiss alien people, who has decided to evolve herself into a battle mech because it's "f#&%ing metal"?
From a mystery plot building perspective, there are a couple things going on in this book that need to be figured out, and because it's a mystery I assumed they were all related. To the extent that they were not, I'm not sure if that's cheating, or shame on me.
Generally, I love this setup. I like the worldbuilding and the concept and I remember the gist of who the characters are and how they work. But I couldn't shake the feeling that I would be better equipped to understand this book if I had a clearer memory of the final few chapters of the first one. So I went back and read them, and it was helpful, but also it confirmed that I wasn't missing much. I would have really appreciated if Lafferty had done that thing some authors do where you get a summary of how much time has passed and the relevant "previously on..." info in the first chapter or two.

baronvonwaffle's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny informative mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

rkulcsar's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0