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mebius's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
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
3.5
Even though writing is simple thanks to that and fast pace it was easy read. First Sister chapters were more interesting and engaging to read with exception of her sudden, unprompted love to Ren . Lito chapters were boring and not as good. I agree with one of reviewers Aster POV would be much better. I hope in next books Synthetics and Asters will get more more focus because as of now world building feels a bit bare bone.
thoughtsontomes's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape and Torture
mogojojo1013's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
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
5.0
This was so amazingly good. All of these characters are so diverse and three dimensional. The pacing is really good and the writing is beautiful. The amount of character growth that happens is just astounding, and we get great commentary on things happening in our world through this sci-fi lense. We get great looks at mental illness and disability as well which I always love seeing. I will need to get the second and third books in this trilogy immediately so I can find out what happens next!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical trauma, Sexual content, Sexism, Mental illness, Gun violence, Murder, Medical content, Death, War, Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment
corgiwhale's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-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
3.0
idonttcareeeee's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75
squeakfan's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-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
ethias's review
2.0
I had high hopes for this book because I had heard it had non-binary representation and I am non-binary. It does have non-binary rep but the way it’s done just felt very gimmicky and I didn’t like the “twist” that Hiro was forcibly turned into Saito Ren, I feel like it could have been done better.
I really don’t like how pandering the book felt to be honest, and I feel like a lot of things were thrown in just for representation brownie points. One of my least favorite things to see in novels is when the disability rep turns out to be fake or magically fixed, and those both happened with Hiro and First Sister respectively. First Sister also should have had problems speaking again, she hasn’t spoken since she was a child it shouldn’t have been easy, it would have taken years for her to rehabilitate to that point.
I feel like a lot of heavy hitting topics were touched on but not in a way that had any impact, lots of things just kind of happening without weight to them.
Lito is honestly one of the most boring characters I have ever read, I don’t see the point of including him when we could have had an Aster character instead. Why make a white savior when we could have followed an Aster trying to get justice for their own people. He’s boring and his point of view adds nothing for me personally, I feel like the author wanted to have a “racism bad” plot but didn’t want to actually show it so they stuck with a white character who feels bad for the oppressed race.
Overall, I just feel like it was an interesting concept but badly executed, at least for me. Not sure I will continue the series.
I really don’t like how pandering the book felt to be honest, and I feel like a lot of things were thrown in just for representation brownie points. One of my least favorite things to see in novels is when the disability rep turns out to be fake or magically fixed, and those both happened with Hiro and First Sister respectively. First Sister also should have had problems speaking again, she hasn’t spoken since she was a child it shouldn’t have been easy, it would have taken years for her to rehabilitate to that point.
I feel like a lot of heavy hitting topics were touched on but not in a way that had any impact, lots of things just kind of happening without weight to them.
Lito is honestly one of the most boring characters I have ever read, I don’t see the point of including him when we could have had an Aster character instead. Why make a white savior when we could have followed an Aster trying to get justice for their own people. He’s boring and his point of view adds nothing for me personally, I feel like the author wanted to have a “racism bad” plot but didn’t want to actually show it so they stuck with a white character who feels bad for the oppressed race.
Overall, I just feel like it was an interesting concept but badly executed, at least for me. Not sure I will continue the series.
falkefarstar's review
adventurous
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? It's complicated
5.0