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rynaissanceenby's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
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? No
4.0
This book has a much different vibe than the other two trilogies Wagers h s written, but it's a fun vibe nonetheless. It's so light-hearted and fun. It almost reminds me of the way Nancy Drew books read. Even though the stakes are high, there's so much humor and labor throughout the story that it's hardly a stressful read. I think my main criticism of the book is that some of the representation felt very forced and almost like tokenism. Don't get me wrong, I'll take my representation where I can get it, but the way people from underrepresented groups were introduced felt like it unnecessarily drew too much attention to their marginalized characteristic rather than having it come up naturally in the story when relevant. This surprised me because I think Wagers has handled this well in their other books and even in this book, some of it was handled really well. Just some of them felt very shoehorned in.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment
Minor: Violence and Alcohol
booksthatburn's review against another edition
The description said they're the coast guard for space, but in the narrative they self-identified as cops, so I'm not finishing this. My patience for copaganda and cops as protagonists is almost nonexistent.
Content Warnings
Minor: Cursing and Death
lanid's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
swaanderer's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Confinement
caseythereader's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
slow-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
4.0
- Y'all know I love a Gays In Space book, and A Pale Light In The Black is super queer. Named on the page we have asexual, bisexual, lesbian, gay, nonbinary and trans characters, plus poly and disability rep as well.
- There's a lot going on in this book, with the crew both training for the annual Boarding Games competition between space military branches, their regular missions, and the mystery that's hounding them. It made for a lot to keep track of, and things started off slow with so many people and ranks and relationships to learn. It took about 200 pages to get to the meat of the plot, but toward the end things really picked up.
- The universe Wagers has built is fascinating, and I hope to see both aspects of the setting and some of the secondary characters expanded on in the next book.
- There's a lot going on in this book, with the crew both training for the annual Boarding Games competition between space military branches, their regular missions, and the mystery that's hounding them. It made for a lot to keep track of, and things started off slow with so many people and ranks and relationships to learn. It took about 200 pages to get to the meat of the plot, but toward the end things really picked up.
- The universe Wagers has built is fascinating, and I hope to see both aspects of the setting and some of the secondary characters expanded on in the next book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
foreverinastory's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-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
5.0
Space gays are my favorite gays.
Rep: Latine/x female CO in a WLW relationship with two children, biracial asexual female MC, polyamorous bisexual female MC, side character that loses an arm, nonbinary side characters. Very queer normative world.
CWs: Alcohol consumption, blood, death, kidnapping, medical content, murder, violence, past mentions of child abuse/neglect and emotional abuse (parent/children), religious bigotry, stalking, sexual content (mainly lots of innuendo).
Rep: Latine/x female CO in a WLW relationship with two children, biracial asexual female MC, polyamorous bisexual female MC, side character that loses an arm, nonbinary side characters. Very queer normative world.
CWs: Alcohol consumption, blood, death, kidnapping, medical content, murder, violence, past mentions of child abuse/neglect and emotional abuse (parent/children), religious bigotry, stalking, sexual content (mainly lots of innuendo).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, and Stalking
vivekp's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
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? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Death