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A review by stringbeanbooks
Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders
3.0
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an eArc in exchange for an honest review.
I had such high hopes for this one, but unfortunately it fell flat for me. I loved the first 10 or so chapters, but after that the writing felt incredibly distant, and plot points happened so quickly that there was no time for them to develop. This made it feel like there were no consequences to anything that occurred, which made it hard to feel invested in the story. Ultimately, I think the premise was strong, just not executed the best. I liked watching Tina grow into herself, and liked the Earthlings friend group, but it wasn’t enough to make me love it.
Trigger warnings for mentions of bullying, mentions of abuse, mentions of transphobia, racism, violence.
I had such high hopes for this one, but unfortunately it fell flat for me. I loved the first 10 or so chapters, but after that the writing felt incredibly distant, and plot points happened so quickly that there was no time for them to develop. This made it feel like there were no consequences to anything that occurred, which made it hard to feel invested in the story. Ultimately, I think the premise was strong, just not executed the best. I liked watching Tina grow into herself, and liked the Earthlings friend group, but it wasn’t enough to make me love it.
Trigger warnings for mentions of bullying, mentions of abuse, mentions of transphobia, racism, violence.