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devynreadsnovels's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Blood, Colonisation, Death, Gun violence, Dementia, Gore, Murder, Violence, Grief, Terminal illness, Police brutality, and War
thebowandthebook's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Enjoyable sci-fi book. World building was really well done, twists were predictable but not boring and was just a nice chill book. Found it fascinating how the catholic church was moved into space, really cool premise.
LGBT couple.
LGBT couple.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gore
motherbeetle's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
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? Yes
5.0
I absolutely loved this book! There is so much world building and characterization in such a small amount of time. I can’t wait to read the second book & see what happens next!
Content Warnings
Moderate: War, Violence, and Gore
enchantressreads'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
The Sisters of the Order of Saint Rita, a group of space nuns flying in a biological yet non-sentient ship, receive a call from a new colony to bless the settlement. The nuns believe this is just a standard trip, and complete the blessing as intended. Soon, a priest shows up and knocks them all on their backs. The safety of the world post-war may be hanging in the balance.
Space nuns. Put anything next to “space” and I will read it. Sisters of the Vast Black is a very original story but contains all the stuff I love about science fiction—a group of diverse characters fighting against the government or corporation, a group of found family, and strong character development hiding behind secrecy.
As this was a novella, I felt like a few details weren’t fleshed out enough. I’m very excited to continue into the sequel, and I’m hoping some questions get answered! I would love to see more of this word.
Thank you to Net Galley and the publisher for this advanced review copy! Sisters of the Vast Black is available now, and the sequel Sisters of the Forsaken Stars will be released on February 15th.
Space nuns. Put anything next to “space” and I will read it. Sisters of the Vast Black is a very original story but contains all the stuff I love about science fiction—a group of diverse characters fighting against the government or corporation, a group of found family, and strong character development hiding behind secrecy.
As this was a novella, I felt like a few details weren’t fleshed out enough. I’m very excited to continue into the sequel, and I’m hoping some questions get answered! I would love to see more of this word.
Thank you to Net Galley and the publisher for this advanced review copy! Sisters of the Vast Black is available now, and the sequel Sisters of the Forsaken Stars will be released on February 15th.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Gore
Minor: War
musebeliever's review
dark
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore and War
e_flah's review
emotional
reflective
slow-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
4.25
"We shouldn't be brutal just because the universe is."
Sisters of the Vast Black was a thoughtful character study of the nuns who are stationed on the living spaceship Our Lady of Impossible Constellations. The story unfolds slowly but is absolutely worth a bit of patience. I really liked the questions Rather grapples with, like untangling how organized religion has been used to endorse colonialism, and the book left me with a lot to mull over. If you like thoughtful, character-driven reads I would definitely recommend Sisters of the Vast Black.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Death, and Gore
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