A review by wordly_and_toggs
Sea of Rust by C. Robert Cargill

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

2.75

This book has a ton of potential in world building and theme, but it’s conveyed in a whiplash of constantly intense action scenes interspersed with equally long in-world history lessons. I’m not sure of this will work better for an action-based reader because of that division.