Reviews

Polaris Rising by Jessie Mihalik

z523's review

medium-paced

3.0

hotwaterbottle's review

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No

3.75

Exactly what it says on the tin! A little heavier on plot than Plot, which works for me but ymmv. Fun to have a romance committed to the political scifi setting. Overall writing was fine, though the author definitely likes

"pebble"

  as a verb.

blunderw0man's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

The main character was too much of a self-insert character for my liking. However, as a saucy little story, perfectly acceptable. 

schwubwub's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I finished it super fast so it was entertaining but I wouldn’t say it was good exactly lol. Will prob read the next one when I’m looking for a scifi romance 

azelmed's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

majabwds's review against another edition

4.0

3.5 but rounded up to 4 stars.
I had a really good time with this sci fi adventure romance story but I thought the ending was a bit long. Looking forward to the rest of the series.

jowithtwoiis's review against another edition

3.0

Fun, fast read. The dirty parts weren't dirty enough but that's pretty subjective. I did like the whole world the author set up and I'm kind of looking forward to the sequel. Kind of.

kvothe's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I don't think this is an objectively bad book, but it just really wasn't for me. It felt like a romance novel about a princess who falls for a criminal, which just happens to take place in space. I don't mind romance plots in my space operas, but there really was very little "space" to this - sure, there's space ships and planets and some minor futuristic world building, but it feels mostly decorative. The key parts of this story would work just as well in a medieval-type world as in space. It's also all extremely heterosexual - somehow, basically everyone is straight?

bananafishpie's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

4.5

croberts17's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25