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fletchthefourth 's review for:
Children of Ruin
by Adrian Tchaikovsky
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A lot to say, this felt like 4 books in one. Focus on humanizing characters like Kern was welcome. World building and explaining nonhuman society/history/intelligence is of course on point, but motivations felt much more personal this time around.
Felt a bit harder to follow at times than Children of Time, but communicating from the perspective of decentralized octopus brains is gonna do that.
Felt a bit harder to follow at times than Children of Time, but communicating from the perspective of decentralized octopus brains is gonna do that.