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user613's review against another edition
4.0
This was a great story with fun characters and a well developed world. The blend of sci-fi and magic was great, too.
Opal lives in a city that’s really a god. She’s trying to pay off her debt to her father so she can gain her freedom from him. He’s a dragon. And in between trying to make enough money, she gets involved over her head in a secret that risks her life. It’s worth millions. If she stays alive and free long enough to solves it.
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Content:
Religion:
We hear how gods and goddesses magically reappeared one day, and battle for control of various cities, and new gods were created. There are numerous gods for everything, including death, each with their own priests and with their own limits and areas of control. The city itself is a goddess, a special kind, a blend of physical and ideal gods, therefore she exists on the physical and the abstract realm. In one scene Opal encounters the Sea of Magic, "the realm of spirits, source of all magic, and the place our souls go when we die", and thinking how she's glad there are gods to guide them through this.
Violence:
Gangs, gun chases, and dead bodies. There’s also a scene where Opal steals from an artificial hand off a dead body, and sees giant smokestacks
Romance:
Opal offers random tiabout her love life in the narrative, such as the fact that she's not a virgin, though there are no explicit details given. Her dragon “dad” mated her mom with someone else to get her, and, as she explains to Nick, it was all done through the mail. A romance starts to develop between them, and she stays in his apartment for a few scenes, though it doesn’t go anywhere in this novel. There are also many people with cyber body parts in the novel. One is a creepy woman whose entire body is artificial who tells Opal "I don't like men, and I don't take lovers who don't have at least as much cyber as I do." Opal and Nick also enter a brothel in one scene, though Nick makes it known he doesn't believe in paying for such things.
Language: some cursing
Opal lives in a city that’s really a god. She’s trying to pay off her debt to her father so she can gain her freedom from him. He’s a dragon. And in between trying to make enough money, she gets involved over her head in a secret that risks her life. It’s worth millions. If she stays alive and free long enough to solves it.
Similar:
[b:Dragon Chained|125490449|Dragon Chained (The Dragon of 23rd Street #1)|Kenley Davidson|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1681456688l/125490449._SX50_.jpg|146941088]
[b:Clean Sweep|19090384|Clean Sweep (Innkeeper Chronicles, #1)|Ilona Andrews|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1385939257l/19090384._SY75_.jpg|21910727]
[b:The Daragh Deception|58406479|The Daragh Deception (Conclave Worlds #1)|Kenley Davidson|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1624422507l/58406479._SY75_.jpg|57064017]
Content:
Religion:
We hear how gods and goddesses magically reappeared one day, and battle for control of various cities, and new gods were created. There are numerous gods for everything, including death, each with their own priests and with their own limits and areas of control. The city itself is a goddess, a special kind, a blend of physical and ideal gods, therefore she exists on the physical and the abstract realm. In one scene Opal encounters the Sea of Magic, "the realm of spirits, source of all magic, and the place our souls go when we die", and thinking how she's glad there are gods to guide them through this.
Violence:
Gangs, gun chases, and dead bodies. There’s also a scene where Opal steals from an artificial hand off a dead body, and sees giant smokestacks
Romance:
Opal offers random tiabout her love life in the narrative, such as the fact that she's not a virgin, though there are no explicit details given. Her dragon “dad” mated her mom with someone else to get her, and, as she explains to Nick, it was all done through the mail. A romance starts to develop between them, and she stays in his apartment for a few scenes, though it doesn’t go anywhere in this novel. There are also many people with cyber body parts in the novel. One is a creepy woman whose entire body is artificial who tells Opal "I don't like men, and I don't take lovers who don't have at least as much cyber as I do." Opal and Nick also enter a brothel in one scene, though Nick makes it known he doesn't believe in paying for such things.
Language: some cursing
birdbrofalcon's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
smalltowncreepy's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
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? No
5.0
bez9918's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
5.0
Super fun read all around, and a fun character to follow.
pageswithrachel's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
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
4.0
I loved this book! The world building was amazing, and most of the characters were extremely lovable (or hate-able in the case of the villains) I wasn’t a huge fan of Sybil (the Protagonist’s AI companion), she was just a little too much of a buzzkill. Other than that, reading this was a blast. Reading this on my Kindle I lost track of how many pages I had read and didn’t believe the page counter on several occasions. Overall, a brilliant book. I can’t wait to read the sequel.
(Full, in depth review of the book on my blog: Pageswithrachel.com)
(Full, in depth review of the book on my blog: Pageswithrachel.com)
ilia_'s review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
3.75
Surprised I liked this as much as I did. The narration was great and I am keen to read the next book.
eve_ward's review
4.0
I am thoroughly impressed. This was a really, really interesting book. I loved Opal's whole character, her drive to get what she wants, her reckless abandon, her stormy relationship with her family and just about everything about her. Nik was also a pleasure to read about, it might not be how he was mean't to be portrayed, but I found him so cute. Not to mention how curious I am about his past and his motivations. His relationship with Opal is just darling. I just love this whole universe we've stepped into and I can't wait to see what comes next.
As far as the actual book goes, I'm not a big fan of how long the chapters are, plus it felt quite slow paced and took awhile to actually get to business. I shan't complain though, things worked out in the end. This took far longer to read than I would have liked but it was totally worth it. Onto the next one I suppose.
As far as the actual book goes, I'm not a big fan of how long the chapters are, plus it felt quite slow paced and took awhile to actually get to business. I shan't complain though, things worked out in the end. This took far longer to read than I would have liked but it was totally worth it. Onto the next one I suppose.
jaded's review against another edition
3.0
Very fun and not-too-heavy urban fantasy (heavy on the fantasy). This world reminds me a lot of Artemis Fowl - the tech and magic working together. Opal can be very stubborn which I did find frustrating at times but ultimately enjoyed the book.
sade's review against another edition
2.0
1.5 Stars rounded to 2 cos of goodreads shit star rating system.
abigcoffeedragon's review against another edition
4.0
Interesting
This is a fun little cyberpunk fantasy with an interesting take on dragons. Being a fan of dragon fantasy, this was a must read.
This is a fun little cyberpunk fantasy with an interesting take on dragons. Being a fan of dragon fantasy, this was a must read.