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A review by bookishdamzel
Revenge by Dani Hoots
3.0
*3.5 Stars*
First off, I want to say I love the cover of this book. It reeled me in with the silver haired man, that I’m a sucker for in any media whether it be in book, manga, or anime format lol
Revenge had a great plot idea that I was looking forward to. A lover hell-bent on revenge against her ex after their planet was destroyed, the ex being up in the air and lots of secrets, a LGBTQ+ cast of characters. All set in Cowboy Bebop-esque backdrop.
I really enjoyed Revenge, but it had its issues. One being that the dialogue often did not advance the storyline at all, it was often like a slice of life conversation – where you talk about everything but nothing at the same time. It also took over half the book for things to ramp up, which I do understand being a future series, but I honestly wish that some things could have been cut out that didn’t really help the plot or backstory of these characters. I also felt like the characters had flat personalities up until the 60% mark of the book, which made it hard to get into the characters from the beginning. Ellie is “I’m not like other girls” type of character, Cor is the mystery man, Zach is the adorable ace man, and Gabe is the man in distress. I also felt some of the representation often shamed sex work, which isn’t cool at all, and it also felt like it shamed those who had sex at all. The polyamorous representation also felt super unhealthy, and I don’t know if that was an intention or just part of one of the characters feelings.
Overall, I enjoyed this book to see how the storyline progresses with future books and if the author improves on the story telling and character developing. I also really love Zach, not gonna lie. Despite my issues with the book, it was still cool to see where it ended and get more backstory on the characters near the end.
Disclosure: I received Revenge as an ARC through BookSirens and I'm voluntarily leaving this review.
First off, I want to say I love the cover of this book. It reeled me in with the silver haired man, that I’m a sucker for in any media whether it be in book, manga, or anime format lol
Revenge had a great plot idea that I was looking forward to. A lover hell-bent on revenge against her ex after their planet was destroyed, the ex being up in the air and lots of secrets, a LGBTQ+ cast of characters. All set in Cowboy Bebop-esque backdrop.
I really enjoyed Revenge, but it had its issues. One being that the dialogue often did not advance the storyline at all, it was often like a slice of life conversation – where you talk about everything but nothing at the same time. It also took over half the book for things to ramp up, which I do understand being a future series, but I honestly wish that some things could have been cut out that didn’t really help the plot or backstory of these characters. I also felt like the characters had flat personalities up until the 60% mark of the book, which made it hard to get into the characters from the beginning. Ellie is “I’m not like other girls” type of character, Cor is the mystery man, Zach is the adorable ace man, and Gabe is the man in distress. I also felt some of the representation often shamed sex work, which isn’t cool at all, and it also felt like it shamed those who had sex at all. The polyamorous representation also felt super unhealthy, and I don’t know if that was an intention or just part of one of the characters feelings.
Overall, I enjoyed this book to see how the storyline progresses with future books and if the author improves on the story telling and character developing. I also really love Zach, not gonna lie. Despite my issues with the book, it was still cool to see where it ended and get more backstory on the characters near the end.
Disclosure: I received Revenge as an ARC through BookSirens and I'm voluntarily leaving this review.