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This must have been recommended because of my love of the Murderbot stories. Because like Murderbot, this badass main character is also not entirely human. AI with independent thought and feelings seems to be the new sci-fi craze, but I like it. That said, this was a book that dropped you into a very complicated world with people, gendering, languages, and norms that the authors doesn’t baby the reader by explaining. So for the first half of the book I just read with blind faith that it would eventually make sense. And it did. I think I might even like it enough to continue the series.

enemieseverywhere's review against another edition

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challenging emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

this book profoundly altered me

ahab_jr's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

aruarian_melody's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

I really liked this book at first but lost interest as the story progressed and became more plot-heavy. What I enjoyed most were the flashbacks with the depiction of a hive mind. However, those elements vanished around two thirds in and only played a role in every second chapter until then. I would absolutely read something else by the author that is focused (with it being the main POV) on the hive mind and questions around individuality of segments connected to it. As far as I can tell, this series isn't going in that direction, so I'm going to quit it here.

adelaidebijou's review against another edition

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mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

deluciate's review against another edition

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5.0

Loved this world, didn't want to put it down.

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