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A review by alexandra296
The Rosewater Insurrection by Tade Thompson
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This one has a lot of POVs, mixed between 1st and 3rd person. Overall well written, though in some parts a little repetitive/cliched? Dialogue is a mixed bag, some bits I really liked, some were funny and others not so much.
The world set up in the series is pretty cool and well described, and I think the setting is well used in terms of progressing the plot. It also makes up for some of the more cliche aspects of the story. The use of both the alien aspects and the Nigerian setting are well done and merged nicely. Some of the aliens were more interesting than others. Thompson is good at describing the setting in a way that is pretty natural and not infodumpy, except when briefly recapping the previous book (which I guess is a neccessity).
We have several plot points concurrently, including an amnesia subplot which I felt kind of ambivalent about, a political/power struggle one which was the main driver and I liked a bit more.
Good cast of characters, including a few very brief POVs. I think Kaaro feels a tad overpowered and occasionally a little on the cliche action hero side but he's an interesting protagonist
I enjoyed Aminat as a character though some of her plot arc felt kinda dropped (dunno if it'll be picked up later in the series). Jack drove this story along and I think for the most part he was well written and had an interesting arc. (Also liked Walter's chapter that was written like a book A LOT, very moving and an interesting tonal shift).
There's nothing super stand out here for me emotionally or that will really stick with me but it was a fun read, and has a unique setting/cast of characters.
The world set up in the series is pretty cool and well described, and I think the setting is well used in terms of progressing the plot. It also makes up for some of the more cliche aspects of the story. The use of both the alien aspects and the Nigerian setting are well done and merged nicely. Some of the aliens were more interesting than others. Thompson is good at describing the setting in a way that is pretty natural and not infodumpy, except when briefly recapping the previous book (which I guess is a neccessity).
We have several plot points concurrently, including an amnesia subplot which I felt kind of ambivalent about, a political/power struggle one which was the main driver and I liked a bit more.
Good cast of characters, including a few very brief POVs. I think Kaaro feels a tad overpowered and occasionally a little on the cliche action hero side but he's an interesting protagonist
I enjoyed Aminat as a character though some of her plot arc felt kinda dropped (dunno if it'll be picked up later in the series). Jack drove this story along and I think for the most part he was well written and had an interesting arc. (Also liked Walter's chapter that was written like a book A LOT, very moving and an interesting tonal shift).
There's nothing super stand out here for me emotionally or that will really stick with me but it was a fun read, and has a unique setting/cast of characters.