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Diamond City by Astrid Cole
3.5
adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

This was a great change of pace from my normal fantasy/Romantasy reads. I love sci fi but just don’t tend to read a ton of it. The writing style took a little bit of getting used to, and the world building was slightly confusing at times (but really interesting), so it took me a while to get into the book, but once it picked up I really enjoyed it. Sage is such a no nonsense FMC. I love Samson as a side character and really enjoyed the growth of Louis in this story, though Sage’s obsession with him/fangirling in the beginning felt slightly out of place given her personality. Similarly the insta love/lust with the Warlord felt a bit out of character. Otherwise I had a lot of fun diving into this new sci fi world and I’m really looking forward to starting book 2!

I also need to mention that I am obsessed with these covers! They are stunning!

Thanks so much to Astrid for an ARC in exchange for my honest review!