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carrie_e's review
adventurous
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? No
4.0
Weird and adorable which tbh is the best of all combos.
violetkitty's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
bronsonmh's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
When I first saw the cover I thought the art work looked stunning and they summary sounded good, but when I started reading it this book was way too random for my taste and the plot did not seem to go there for me. This was disappointing since I wanted to like this book.
opossumface's review
3.0
Fun comic. I had trouble telling the pacing since things seem to happen and resolve pretty quickly, but Vess plays well as an "everyperson" in an alien situation. Favorite was the eponymous star pig who has a gentle naivety.
yokaiakito's review
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
elna17a9a's review
2.0
*Received via NetGalley for review*
I was really looking forward to this one - I loved Dawson's Sparrowhawk, and so was hoping for something along those lines. But while the vivid colors and wonderfully unique character design are there (a sentient cloud of spores! A mega-tardigrade!), and the plot is serviceable, the tone and the dialogue killed it for me. Everything read like a script someone had written, rather than organic speech ("You are doing me a frighten"? Really?). I appreciate that the authors tried to think ahead, linguistically, and some of it works, but most is it feels too try-hard.
And Vess's pants are very strangely colored, and kept making me think she was wearing very little.
I was really looking forward to this one - I loved Dawson's Sparrowhawk, and so was hoping for something along those lines. But while the vivid colors and wonderfully unique character design are there (a sentient cloud of spores! A mega-tardigrade!), and the plot is serviceable, the tone and the dialogue killed it for me. Everything read like a script someone had written, rather than organic speech ("You are doing me a frighten"? Really?). I appreciate that the authors tried to think ahead, linguistically, and some of it works, but most is it feels too try-hard.
And Vess's pants are very strangely colored, and kept making me think she was wearing very little.
pufflekitteh's review
adventurous
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
tinkeringlibrarian's review
3.0
Cute but the same issues with pacing and an abrupt ending as Ladycastle.
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