Reviews

Finna by Nino Cipri

2tired's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

jenn_the_unicorn'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? Yes

3.75

bhnmt61's review against another edition

4.0

Ava and Jules are still hurting over their recent breakup when they are sent on an adventure that is beyond anything they ever imagined. They are bored, disillusioned employees at a barely-disguised version of IKEA when a black hole into the multiverse opens from the Nihilist Bachelor showroom.

I know. whaaat?

This novella is a complete surprise. For some reason I was expecting a noir mystery. Instead it is sort of like a dark anti-capitalist Dr. Who episode that morphs into a deeply felt breakup story. Nothing is tied up with a bow at the end, but Ava has moved into a space of tender acceptance and openness to the future. Good read.

thequeerbibliophile's review

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

3.75

a lovely tale of two folks finding their way back to each other. the setting is cool af and i want more 

nutmeag's review

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

saracosk's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

bdrew's review against another edition

adventurous fast-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

4.0

eesh25's review against another edition

3.0

This was a decent read. I liked the concept of random wornholes appearing in a furniture store chain and management doing the bare minimum to deal with it. It's ridiculous, but it is wrong? Not really.

Though I can't decide if the protagonist's almost suffocating anxiety and unhappiness works with the ridiculous tone or against it. What I do know is that the few worlds with got to explore were very interesting. I do wish we'd gotten to know more about Ava because, close to the end, I realized that everything we know about her is in some way connected to her relationship with Jules. The book is too much about their breakup. Still, I wanna read the second one because I've heard it's better. We'll see, I guess.

thefantasticalworldofsara's review against another edition

3.0

The premise of this was absolutely amazing: a wormhole opens in an IKEA and two exes have to go through it and find a lost grandmother. Beyond that though it felt kinda average; I did love some of the universes they went to though and this line GOT ME "they had the stores of righteous rage that all retail employees collected."

#IndigoEmployee

brim010's review

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0