freckled_frog's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
i fuckin loved this book
which, reading other reviews i know is a drop in the ocean of mixed feelings.
The biggest complaints made by other readers are that it’s very quip-y. And the chapters are like 3 pages long and end on a cliffhanger most of the time.
Now for me, who has the attention span of a goldfish, and a deep hatred of dry ass Sci-Fi novels, this book is absolutely perfect. And the main character is bi, which i love, and has an fwb relationship with her hunk of an engineer (who is very sweet, respectful, funny and loveable, as all good men should be).
ITS JUST FUCKIN GOOD, I LIKED IT A LOT. The main characters are funny, competent, and just all around cool. There are definitely jump scares in this that read like a tv show, and it’s super fun to read. Books like these remind me why I like YA, they can have more fun!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Body horror, Colonisation, Grief, Death of parent, Gun violence, Injury/injury detail, and Violence
Moderate: Slavery, Genocide, and War
dododenise's review
adventurous
emotional
tense
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? Yes
3.0
Okay, the thing is, I just didn’t care about the plot all that much. It was thrilling but it didn’t pull me with it.
The characters were amazing though and I found to love so many of them. They pulled me through the book and I ended up caring a lot about them. And especially space monkey proved once again that himbos are the best.
The characters were amazing though and I found to love so many of them. They pulled me through the book and I ended up caring a lot about them. And especially space monkey proved once again that himbos are the best.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Alcohol, Murder, Violence, and Grief
Moderate: Death of parent, Confinement, and Blood
graciejames's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Murder, and Death
Moderate: Blood and Violence
typedtruths's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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
this is so good?? please can everyone go & read it
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and Gun violence
Moderate: Alcohol and Death
Alcohol consumption, blood & gore depiction, dead bodies, physical injuries, medical treatment, grief & loss (theme), death of a mother recounted, death of an uncle, death of a best friend & friend, murder & attempted murder, gun violence, explosions & bombings, spaceship crash, and war themes discussedgayghostprince's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
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
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/injury detail, Death of parent, Death, Murder, Grief, and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Chronic illness, and Vomit
Minor: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Colonisation, and Confinement
abarnakwn_ourcolourfulpages's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Holy crap, this was phenomenal. I picked it up on a whim and really didn't expect to love it as much as I did. It was fast-paced and engaging, and I could not stop thinking about it. I'm so excited to pick up the next book!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Colonisation, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Medical content, and Murder
Moderate: War and Xenophobia
morebedsidebooks's review
adventurous
One of my more anticipated releases for 2020 from a debut author, I picked up Crownchasers for the pansexual protagonist and because I love sci-fi. However, this book came off a bit differently than I was expecting for a galactic adventure quest. I had seen content notes (several provided by the book’s own author) prior but, those unfortunately aren’t expansive. I was caught unawares from the start.
cw: suicide
The prologue has a character on a final task that they kill themselves once completing for example.
cw: dependence/alcoholism?
In general the main character doesn't only use alcohol but, is drunk more than once and for a large period.
I would want to go on with notes however, it honestly got exhausting.
The series has the makings of an exciting sci-fi adventure. Inopportunely though, the story was challenging at the time I read it. Plus, the second in the duology is supposed to be darker. I am still going to pick up Thronechasers too but, it’s going far back in my TBR maybe to revisit the series at another time. YMMV
Spoiler
cw: suicide
The prologue has a character on a final task that they kill themselves once completing for example.
cw: dependence/alcoholism?
In general the main character doesn't only use alcohol but, is drunk more than once and for a large period.
I would want to go on with notes however, it honestly got exhausting.
The series has the makings of an exciting sci-fi adventure. Inopportunely though, the story was challenging at the time I read it. Plus, the second in the duology is supposed to be darker. I am still going to pick up Thronechasers too but, it’s going far back in my TBR maybe to revisit the series at another time. YMMV
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Gore, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Grief, Violence, Vomit, and Suicide
In the author's own words: alcohol use, blood/gore, death/loss of a loved one, emotional withholding from a parental figure, murder, guilt and trauma, science fiction-related violence (i.e., blasters, spaceship battles, etc.)
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