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lonely_queer's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
okto's review against another edition
Too much info dumping. I could not keep going. The writing style was not for me. Based on the reviews it was going to take a while for the plot to kick in and I did not have the patience for it.
ghost_talk_mac's review
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
vaniastorm's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
babygoop's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
fraeyalise's review against another edition
Not for me; maybe I'm just not in the right state of mind for this kind of high fantasy/sci-fi setting with new jargon to wrap my brain around. Maybe I'll try it again when my brain isn't mush.
idsh's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
stephsfeelinbookish's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Voya Thomas has a task for the trial to come into her powers and that is his sacrifice her first love in order to save the families magic. Behold a genetic matchmaking program, the market and Voya paired with Luc, Voya has to figure out what’s more important to her in order to complete this trial…
eponineeurydice's review against another edition
4.0
Apologies if this review has any typos; I am speed-writing and don't have time to edit haha!
Bro WHAT was that ending?! Huh? I- Okay. Lemme get my thoughts together here...
How do I even rate this book? How do I review it? From the very first page, I was mesmerized by the strangeness of this story, the way it artfully blended science and fantasy. It reminded me of Encanto meets Legendborn with a little splash of near-future tech. I related with the main characters, I really enjoyed the romance element (I know, shocking for me!) and it was fairly digestible; near the middle, this story snared me like a fish and refused to let go. I was straight-up TALKING to the characters at parts of this book and I think my mom may have thought I was a little crazy lol. But that's just being a reader for you! Anyway... yeah, I'm rambling a little so I don't have to talk about Voya. She was a complicated person. She struggled with making decisions, which... relateable, girl. But hers was on an extreme level that I could never hope to reach. I mean, you'd think such decisions would be easy... but no, she struggles. Which is okay! We all feel that way sometimes! But I have to admit, her indeciciveness and inability to communicate was incredibly frustrating to read about. If she'd just done some things differently, if she'd just THOUGHT about it some more, things would've gone so much simpler. But no... it had to be as complicated and gut-wrenching as possible! There's a trope in YA that I've been reading a lot lately, and it's starting to grate on me because it follows me EVERYWHERE. It's the "oh, I have this earth-shattering secret/insecurity that I'm hiding from my loved one! If I'd just tell them, they'd probably be sympathetic and we could work it out together... but nah. I'm gonna keep it from them until it gets biffer and bigger, eventually ruining both very our lives." Like at this point, sometimes when the main characters do this I almost feel like their love interests deserve better! And I know, that's super harsh, and I don't wanna spoil anything but this book does feature that trope... and I know not everyone has that emotional maturity. I'm not even sure if I have that emotional maturity! So I'll give the book this credit: it is entirely realistic. Teenagers suck sometimes, man. -Mia, a teenager
Anyway! This is a longer review than I usually write... but I'm still trying to sort my thoughts out. Because I did enjoy this! It was frustrating but in a totally bingeable way! I was like "I'm absolutely on the edge of my seat because everything is terrible right now but I know it'll figure it out!" And then... it continued to be terrible! And didn't resolve too well. Now we're edging on spoilers, my bad. I will absolutely be picking up the sequel because this book was very enthralling and had so much power over me lol, I was hooked from page one! And I hope that things turn out a little nicer in the sequel, and that she becomes better at decisions lol, but I also know that life is never that simple—and the author painted that really well. So mad respect to her.
Bro WHAT was that ending?! Huh? I- Okay. Lemme get my thoughts together here...
How do I even rate this book? How do I review it? From the very first page, I was mesmerized by the strangeness of this story, the way it artfully blended science and fantasy. It reminded me of Encanto meets Legendborn with a little splash of near-future tech. I related with the main characters, I really enjoyed the romance element (I know, shocking for me!) and it was fairly digestible; near the middle, this story snared me like a fish and refused to let go. I was straight-up TALKING to the characters at parts of this book and I think my mom may have thought I was a little crazy lol. But that's just being a reader for you! Anyway... yeah, I'm rambling a little so I don't have to talk about Voya. She was a complicated person. She struggled with making decisions, which... relateable, girl. But hers was on an extreme level that I could never hope to reach. I mean, you'd think such decisions would be easy... but no, she struggles. Which is okay! We all feel that way sometimes! But I have to admit, her indeciciveness and inability to communicate was incredibly frustrating to read about. If she'd just done some things differently, if she'd just THOUGHT about it some more, things would've gone so much simpler. But no... it had to be as complicated and gut-wrenching as possible! There's a trope in YA that I've been reading a lot lately, and it's starting to grate on me because it follows me EVERYWHERE. It's the "oh, I have this earth-shattering secret/insecurity that I'm hiding from my loved one! If I'd just tell them, they'd probably be sympathetic and we could work it out together... but nah. I'm gonna keep it from them until it gets biffer and bigger, eventually ruining both very our lives." Like at this point, sometimes when the main characters do this I almost feel like their love interests deserve better! And I know, that's super harsh, and I don't wanna spoil anything but this book does feature that trope... and I know not everyone has that emotional maturity. I'm not even sure if I have that emotional maturity! So I'll give the book this credit: it is entirely realistic. Teenagers suck sometimes, man. -Mia, a teenager
Anyway! This is a longer review than I usually write... but I'm still trying to sort my thoughts out. Because I did enjoy this! It was frustrating but in a totally bingeable way! I was like "I'm absolutely on the edge of my seat because everything is terrible right now but I know it'll figure it out!" And then... it continued to be terrible! And didn't resolve too well. Now we're edging on spoilers, my bad. I will absolutely be picking up the sequel because this book was very enthralling and had so much power over me lol, I was hooked from page one! And I hope that things turn out a little nicer in the sequel, and that she becomes better at decisions lol, but I also know that life is never that simple—and the author painted that really well. So mad respect to her.