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qteabeans's review
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
The writing was a little off for me at times and I don't think the ending was as punchy as it could have been. The concept was solid and it was a quick read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use
Moderate: Ableism
Minor: War, Death, and Child death
Amputation, train accidentmarae216's review
challenging
emotional
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Mental illness, and Medical trauma
Minor: War
anxiousnachos's review
3.5
3.5 stars. I had been craving scifi and picked this book out of my TBR jar. It’s a very Black Mirror, watch tech tear a family apart across many years kind of story. I thought the start and ending were both fabulous, tense and well paced. The middle section felt a little bogged down and repetitive, I feel it could have been cut back a bit? The family relationship dynamic was really wonderful, you get to see 4 POVs in this, the two moms, the brother and sister, and I thought this was just a really wonderful perspective to actually see from, to see the impact of events from each individual in a family.
Another stand out was the rep: the disability rep!! Two main characters have disabilities, one has epilepsy, one has a sensory processing disorder. Two of the main characters are sapphic and there’s a trans side character too. Wonderful to see all of this, I was particularly impressed with the way disability was explored as the central idea within the novel, how the brain tech affects the main characters, either by causing their disability in the case of David, or by resulting in the social exclusion of Sophie because she can’t get the tech due to her epilepsy. It was very interesting, and felt like a more family-driven Black Mirror but finishing it, and writing this review several days after I finish, I already kind of feel like I’ve forgotten it?
Content warnings: epilepsy, ableism, ableist slurs, war, military, sensory processing disorder, bullying, drug use, addiction, amputation
Another stand out was the rep: the disability rep!! Two main characters have disabilities, one has epilepsy, one has a sensory processing disorder. Two of the main characters are sapphic and there’s a trans side character too. Wonderful to see all of this, I was particularly impressed with the way disability was explored as the central idea within the novel, how the brain tech affects the main characters, either by causing their disability in the case of David, or by resulting in the social exclusion of Sophie because she can’t get the tech due to her epilepsy. It was very interesting, and felt like a more family-driven Black Mirror but finishing it, and writing this review several days after I finish, I already kind of feel like I’ve forgotten it?
Content warnings: epilepsy, ableism, ableist slurs, war, military, sensory processing disorder, bullying, drug use, addiction, amputation
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Bullying, Chronic illness, Drug use, War, and Medical trauma
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