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saradlee's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
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
timinbc's review against another edition
4.0
Didn't look promising. "The big critic is coming" ... found family ... charismatic ex-military leader ... space pirate lair ... If you're going to cook with those everyday ingredients, you'd better be a good chef. And Rambo is.
The diverse crew is well presented, and gradually; some of the details are withheld until WAY into the book, and just come out naturally. The gender/sexuality issues are also just there, no big deal, as if everyone in the story is used to them.
This isn't the first ship-AI-discovers-itself I've seen, but it's well done.
Not sure Last had to be QUITE so bad. and I don't look forward to two more books in which he's always in the wings going bwah-hah-hah, but it's a thing authors do, so OK. And clearly they weren't going to deal with Last by simply confronting him, so the resolution of that was good.
Things on board the pirate area were a tad inconsistent, but there was a lot happening so we'll forgive.
Interesting story, flowing style that never got in the way.
The stated goal was "third-party omniscient space opera" anbd that's what you get. I will definitely read the next one.
The diverse crew is well presented, and gradually; some of the details are withheld until WAY into the book, and just come out naturally. The gender/sexuality issues are also just there, no big deal, as if everyone in the story is used to them.
This isn't the first ship-AI-discovers-itself I've seen, but it's well done.
Not sure Last had to be QUITE so bad. and I don't look forward to two more books in which he's always in the wings going bwah-hah-hah, but it's a thing authors do, so OK. And clearly they weren't going to deal with Last by simply confronting him, so the resolution of that was good.
Things on board the pirate area were a tad inconsistent, but there was a lot happening so we'll forgive.
Interesting story, flowing style that never got in the way.
The stated goal was "third-party omniscient space opera" anbd that's what you get. I will definitely read the next one.
seereeves's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
sad
fast-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
laureljeanreads's review against another edition
This was a me thing I thunk not the book, I couldn't get into this one I was having a hard time concentrating on it. I might try it again another time when my brain can focus on sci-fi
crweber25's review against another edition
I'm just bored; I may come.nack to this when I'm in a different frame of mind.
Also this wasn't very GBBO at all
Also this wasn't very GBBO at all
oddrots's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
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? No
4.0
legolizgreenleaf's review against another edition
DNF - I’m 57% of the way through but I’m not really connecting at the moment. Maybe I’ll come back to it in the future.
bookjin's review against another edition
adventurous
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? No
3.5