Scan barcode
ranee_samaniego's review against another edition
1.0
DNF about 75% of the way through.
While the plot was interesting and the world building very well done, I wasn't interested in reading about alien sex (although not explicit, it just made me uncomfortable).
While the plot was interesting and the world building very well done, I wasn't interested in reading about alien sex (although not explicit, it just made me uncomfortable).
grace_b_3's review against another edition
adventurous
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? No
5.0
I love the Monk and Robot novellas, so I was excited to read more from Chambers. It’s a different work, but it was still excellent and still had some coziness to it.
I’d recommend this if you’re looking for a found family story where the plot isn’t as important as the side quests along the way.
I’d recommend this if you’re looking for a found family story where the plot isn’t as important as the side quests along the way.
Content Warnings
Minor: Death, Sexual content, and War
honeysun's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-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
4.75
this was amazing. i have no real words lmao
flamesocks's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
reflective
tense
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? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Xenophobia, Gun violence, Cursing, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, War, and Hate crime
Moderate: Drug use
brussel777sprouts777's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
reflective
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? No
5.0
Similar to Star Trek in a good way.
baileysmusical's review against another edition
5.0
Brilliant brilliant brilliant! Adored this book. These characters are so interesting to follow, and I love the world Chambers is building. Very excited to continue the series.
jessreadsbooks'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? No
5.0
vimesbootstheory's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
1.75
Unfortunately this book was an out-and-out disappointment. Chambers does not appear to understand how to write conflict; anything that even remotely teases actual stakes is almost universally solved over the course of a conversation between the relentlessly self-actualized, dull-as-mud crewmates, delivered in trite therapy speak.
A good rule of thumb when writing a thing, also, is that if you're tempted to reference or respond to or generally be in an implicit dialogue with another piece of media, you gotta be pretty sure that you can go toe-to-toe with the media you're referencing, or the reader is just going to remember how much they'd rather be spending time with this other better thing, which probably has a plot, unlike TLWtaSAP. This book has been compared to a lot of other stories, but I got the parallels with Mass Effect the most, and I spent most of my reading time wishing I was playing Mass Effect. You know, something with great worldbuilding But Also A Plot.
I will say the stakes at the end were a little stakier, and I appreciated that not EVERYTHING was solved over a conversation at the very end. There were real emotions there. And imagine my shock when, once the characters had actually been through some shit, all that cozy cuddling and those feel-good moments between crewmates actually felt earned! It's almost like you have to put your characters in actual story for me to care about them.
A good rule of thumb when writing a thing, also, is that if you're tempted to reference or respond to or generally be in an implicit dialogue with another piece of media, you gotta be pretty sure that you can go toe-to-toe with the media you're referencing, or the reader is just going to remember how much they'd rather be spending time with this other better thing, which probably has a plot, unlike TLWtaSAP. This book has been compared to a lot of other stories, but I got the parallels with Mass Effect the most, and I spent most of my reading time wishing I was playing Mass Effect. You know, something with great worldbuilding But Also A Plot.
I will say the stakes at the end were a little stakier, and I appreciated that not EVERYTHING was solved over a conversation at the very end. There were real emotions there. And imagine my shock when, once the characters had actually been through some shit, all that cozy cuddling and those feel-good moments between crewmates actually felt earned! It's almost like you have to put your characters in actual story for me to care about them.
sydneywolpert's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
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
3.25
thewileyseven's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
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
4.75