Reviews

La Fille aux éclats d'os, by Andrea Stewart

alphabetseeds's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.5

 I'm wavering between a 3 and a 4. This is a good debut - juggling so many POVs can be a challenge. It had a slow start, and because my life was pretty busy, it didn't immediately grab my attention. I was around 1/3 of the way in when I started getting into the groove of the story and became more invested in the various characters and their story arcs. However, the climaxes of each story arc felt a little... rushed? Things happened neatly, for lack of a better term (though people who have read know that there's no bloodless rebellion).

I'm intrigued by the "smaller" mysteries of

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construct island

and 

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what the heck is Mephi

and 

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who even is Jovis, anyway

but the larger mystery of the ancient, long-dead race whose ruins are everywhere perhaps reawakening... that has my attention.

I think what brings this down closer to a 3 for me is that 

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is everyone a flipping construct

Because that just raises more questions, and currently, it feels a little like 

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the Cylon problem in Battlestar Galactica

. But I'm hoping that things will become clearer and stronger as the trilogy continues. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Murder

Minor: Blood

calcuttanthe's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.25

meadhbh's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.0

A lot of fun, but it felt very expositiony at the start. 

ilonahauhau's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

3.0

kschmehl's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

bookishdxni's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I was so fucking bored, after hitting half the book I was just skimming and skipping chapters to get to the end

kirks96's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.75

yunjules's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.0

stephlovaofbooks's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

metaphorsandmisc's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

4.5