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powkaye's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
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? Yes
4.5
This was such a sweet, heartbreaking story (in some places, overall it’s a triumph). It really finds its legs half way through the book and doesn’t let up until the ending , excellent pacing and world building. Sweet characters that you want to root for it just so nice to read a book like this that, while it has dark moments, is not just grim dark for the sake of grim dark. The heavier elements of the story help you understand the character’s motivations and why they do what they do.
A lovely ending to a well crafted sci-fi story.
A lovely ending to a well crafted sci-fi story.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, and Emotional abuse
strange's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The wayfarer's series is almost certainly my favorite series of all time (I'm currently in the midst of a slow reread to work my way to the fourth book), and while I love the first book wholeheartedly and find the third to be wonderful and inspiring, this one connects to me on a personal level more than most books I've ever read. While I don't know if the neurodivergent coding of the main AI character, Sidra, is intentional, as an autistic person I found myself relating to her quite possibly more than any other character I've seen in media. There's so much more I can say but... I don't have the words nor the space to say it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Child death, Medical content, Physical abuse, Violence, Slavery, Alcohol, and Animal death
Moderate: Chronic illness, Colonisation, Forced institutionalization, and Drug use
Minor: Cancer
There are a lot of triggers in here, but this is not by any means a dark book. It covers some pretty heavy topics, but it manages to keep a relatively warm and comforting tone throughout.
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