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A review by blastoise
Persephone Station by Stina Leicht
3.0
2.5 stars.
I really wanted to like this book, I tried very hard. I loved the diverse characters, vast majority are women or non binary people, the setting is cool, the concepts are cool, the indigenous species are cool.
Buuut this book introduced waay too many characters early on with little development making it hard to follow from the get go. The most intriguing POV and group was the indigenous peoples of the planet who we meet in chapter one then don't see them again till about half way and we get no more POV from them after the first chapter even though they are the most compelling part of the book.
Throughout the book we meet a variety of characters who are often built up then left behind all in one or two chapters.
The antagonist started off interesting then was disappointingly underdeveloped and her ending/climax was cliche and underwhelming.
I think it would have been much better with an Emissary POV throughout, consistent character development with our main cast and less so with side characters who are barely in it, and more of a backstory of the antagonist's history so we understand her motivations better.
I really wanted to like this book, I tried very hard. I loved the diverse characters, vast majority are women or non binary people, the setting is cool, the concepts are cool, the indigenous species are cool.
Buuut this book introduced waay too many characters early on with little development making it hard to follow from the get go. The most intriguing POV and group was the indigenous peoples of the planet who we meet in chapter one then don't see them again till about half way and we get no more POV from them after the first chapter even though they are the most compelling part of the book.
Throughout the book we meet a variety of characters who are often built up then left behind all in one or two chapters.
The antagonist started off interesting then was disappointingly underdeveloped and her ending/climax was cliche and underwhelming.
I think it would have been much better with an Emissary POV throughout, consistent character development with our main cast and less so with side characters who are barely in it, and more of a backstory of the antagonist's history so we understand her motivations better.