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honkinggoose's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Death and Eating disorder
Minor: Miscarriage
beccaand's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, and Sexism
cj13's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Self harm, Vomit, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, and Violence
Minor: Sexual content, Suicide, and Pregnancy
lmfry's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Medical content, Grief, Colonisation, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
fantasycat's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Racism, Sexism, Grief, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Miscarriage and Excrement
maryellen's review
- 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
Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racism, Medical content, Grief, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gun violence
Minor: Cursing
oceanwriter's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
While Elma is on her way to Mars, her friend and fellow astronaut Nicole Wargin is back on the moon as the colony continues to be established. With her husband a politician on Earth, they make the difficult decision to live apart as they do the work they were meant to do. Despite their distance, they come to share a common enemy: The Earth First movement.
Characters aside (although there are some name drops and familiar faces scattered throughout the story), the book has an overall different tone from the first two. The actual space travel is less of a focus. Instead, it's more of a story about sabotage and a pandemic. Yet, the themes remain similar in other ways. Where Elma was known for her anxiety issues, Nicole, too, struggles with her own disorders, which in this case is an eating disorder. And much like Elma, she doesn't let this get in the way of her job and passion for space travel. I didn't connect with Nicole as much as I did with Elma, but I appreciate the strength of her character.
I'm not sure if more books are in the works for this series. If so, I'm curious if the next one will also follow Nicole or if we'll circle back to Elma. Maybe we'll get to know one of the other Lady Astronauts? Even though I didn't enjoy this one as much as the previous two, I admire Mary Robinette Kowal's dedication to the research, especially when it comes to science and how it might have looked even in the alternate take on the 1960s.
Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, and Grief
Moderate: Infertility, Racism, Sexism, and Murder
Minor: Miscarriage
iono's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, and Grief
Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, Racism, and Sexism
Minor: Excrement
tanouska's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
5.0
I feel like I need to say more, but I don't know what. it's just very good, deals with serious issues but is enjoyable all the same.
Graphic: Eating disorder and Vomit
Moderate: Death and Medical content
scatteringashes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Eating disorder
Moderate: Death