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A review by tessisreading2
Ascension by Jacqueline Koyanagi
adventurous
challenging
emotional
fast-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
An interesting, gripping science fiction read with an emphasis on found family and a through-line of WLW romance... and then it all got weird. The science fiction plot ended with a deus ex machina (after getting bizarre with some weirdness that was not foreshadowed at all), and the romance was hard to root for given that one MC was in a polyamorous relationship but initiated a romantic relationship with the other MC without telling her as much; while the other MC knew that the first might be in some sort of relationship with someone else but didn't ask questions because she was so infatuated . That doesn't describe the start of a healthy relationship to me.
That said, the book is so unusual in the genre/subgenre; I wish there were more like this, that paired challenging science fiction with a romantic through-line and really worked at their characterizations.
That said, the book is so unusual in the genre/subgenre; I wish there were more like this, that paired challenging science fiction with a romantic through-line and really worked at their characterizations.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Sexual content, Chronic illness, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Death of parent and Death
Minor: Violence