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arguhlincozzi's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-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
5.0
AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Body horror, and Death
sparklefarm's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
A very fun space romp (with a space heist thrown in for good measure!) that also has time to muse thoughtfully about personhood, friendship, and chosen family.
Content Warnings
Minor: Death and War
krisalexcole's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, Violence, Gore, Murder, Body horror, Medical content, and Blood
Minor: Chronic illness, Kidnapping, Drug use, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Death of parent, and Cancer
bookbrig's review
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
I love a space found family story, and the AI characters in this were so enjoyable. It's not really like the Murderbot books tonally, but I found myself mentally drawing parallels between the two books in the way they humanize AI. It was also fun to read a stand-alone, and get the whole story in one go.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Body horror
ezwolf's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Gita is the captain of a starship along with Mandy, Aoifa, Dru, Sycorax, and their starship cat Grimm. They receive a distress call from Gita’s AI daughter, Ri, who’s ship is has been overtaken by a virus and is now stranded on the forbidden Loki’s Ring. It’s a race against the clock to save her as Gita and her crew find themselves in trouble as well.
I really enjoyed this! I thought the world building was very intriguing, especially the way that AI is viewed which made the relationships with their ship’s AI and Gita with her daughters interesting.
Also the body horror aspect was VERY horrifying and I was creeped out for the rest of the evening.
I will say the only thing I disliked was the alternating POV. I’m not a big fan in general but can enjoy it on occasion. In this book’s case it just seemed like there were too many and the last one was introduced almost 50% of the way through the book.
Thank you to NetGalley for making this available in exchange for an honest review!
I really enjoyed this! I thought the world building was very intriguing, especially the way that AI is viewed which made the relationships with their ship’s AI and Gita with her daughters interesting.
Also the body horror aspect was VERY horrifying and I was creeped out for the rest of the evening.
I will say the only thing I disliked was the alternating POV. I’m not a big fan in general but can enjoy it on occasion. In this book’s case it just seemed like there were too many and the last one was introduced almost 50% of the way through the book.
Thank you to NetGalley for making this available in exchange for an honest review!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Violence, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief
Moderate: Chronic illness
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Drug use, Cancer, and Panic attacks/disorders
onthesamepage's review
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
ARC provided by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
The first thing that struck me when I started this book was the dedication, which is one of the most memorable ones I've read. I spent some time looking up other reviews for this book before writing my own, and someone mentioned that all the main characters in this book are women or nonbinary. It isn't something I noticed at the time, but now the dedication makes even more sense.
When it comes to representation, Loki's Ring pretty much has it all. BIPOC rep, queer rep, mental health rep, neurodivergent rep, disability rep, and maybe there are more that I missed. And it works because there's a huge cast of characters. Some of them have smaller roles than others, but I do appreciate the effort the author put into this. I also liked that the characters were mostly older.
There are some really interesting aspects to the world, like the fact that humans can partner with young AIs and sort of raise them inside their brains. The other part I really liked has to do with the Ring itself, which I can't talk about more because it would be a major spoiler. I will say that it reminded me of the strange whimsy that I associate with a lot of my favourite Doctor Who episodes, so if that's something you are into, this book might work for you. It's apparently also set in the same world as Persephone Station, which is another book by the author, but I don't think you need to read that first to pick this up. I didn't, and I never got the idea that I was missing something.
While reading this felt like a fun ride, I do think the book was too long for the story it's trying to tell. The pacing could've been tighter by removing some of the side tangents we went on during the course of this elaborate rescue mission.
The first thing that struck me when I started this book was the dedication, which is one of the most memorable ones I've read. I spent some time looking up other reviews for this book before writing my own, and someone mentioned that all the main characters in this book are women or nonbinary. It isn't something I noticed at the time, but now the dedication makes even more sense.
When it comes to representation, Loki's Ring pretty much has it all. BIPOC rep, queer rep, mental health rep, neurodivergent rep, disability rep, and maybe there are more that I missed. And it works because there's a huge cast of characters. Some of them have smaller roles than others, but I do appreciate the effort the author put into this. I also liked that the characters were mostly older.
There are some really interesting aspects to the world, like the fact that humans can partner with young AIs and sort of raise them inside their brains. The other part I really liked has to do with the Ring itself, which I can't talk about more because it would be a major spoiler. I will say that it reminded me of the strange whimsy that I associate with a lot of my favourite Doctor Who episodes, so if that's something you are into, this book might work for you. It's apparently also set in the same world as Persephone Station, which is another book by the author, but I don't think you need to read that first to pick this up. I didn't, and I never got the idea that I was missing something.
While reading this felt like a fun ride, I do think the book was too long for the story it's trying to tell. The pacing could've been tighter by removing some of the side tangents we went on during the course of this elaborate rescue mission.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
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