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A review by lillanaa
Seven Devils by L.R. Lam, Elizabeth May
5.0
This book was just fun, an amalgamation of cool science fiction, awesome aliens, and interesting heroines. While it may start slow, when the action starts picking up it keeps going and going until the end. The characters are awesome, and having multiple perspectives throughout helps understand what they're actually going through in the moment; though I will say the flipping time periods threw me off a little at first, it works as the story grows. I ended up actually loving having some kind of insight into backstory here and there without it feeling like a lore dump, a character spilling information to another close to the end of the book, it filled in the gaps perfectly.
The characters were definitely my favourite part of this one, their ambitions clashing while also working together so well. Having so many different narratives going at once helps keep the tone fresh without feeling overwhelming, and there were never moments of "who am I reading about right now" with how the characters differed, something difficult to accomplish generally with a large cast like this.
Ultimately, I loved this one, bringing the best of some of my favourite tropes, I'm excited for the sequel!
The characters were definitely my favourite part of this one, their ambitions clashing while also working together so well. Having so many different narratives going at once helps keep the tone fresh without feeling overwhelming, and there were never moments of "who am I reading about right now" with how the characters differed, something difficult to accomplish generally with a large cast like this.
Ultimately, I loved this one, bringing the best of some of my favourite tropes, I'm excited for the sequel!