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gonetoarcadia's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
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
4.0
aotales's review against another edition
3.0
A three star rating is tricky. For a lot of people it indicates a “bad” rating, but for me a three star read means I liked it, it was fine… but not my favourite. In the case of Winter’s Orbit I can totally see this being a fantastic read for the right reader … unfortunately I don’t think it’s being marketed properly towards that reader.
This is a heavy sci-fi, heavy (read HEAVY) on the politics space-centred drama, but the heralded romance, while definitely there (and my most enjoyed aspect) didn’t play the significant plot I was expecting based on jacket blurbs and press packets. Truthfully, I really dislike political dramas, especial sci-fi political dramas where everything is set in space with hovercrafts and overly technical details of flight craft and launch portals and anti-gravity and inter-galactic space treaties and artificial intelligence contract auditors and … I was sincerely so, so bored.
Loved the romance and the two central characters, but this story drowns in the political drama and couples with an entirely too slow plot, which left me tuning out my audiobook for great chunks. BUT if political science fiction is your jam, then this is the adventure for you - being a well written, 400+ pages of detailed space policy. If, however, political plots make your eyes bleed, I’d avoid.
Many thanks to TOR for my copy in exchange for an honest review!
This is a heavy sci-fi, heavy (read HEAVY) on the politics space-centred drama, but the heralded romance, while definitely there (and my most enjoyed aspect) didn’t play the significant plot I was expecting based on jacket blurbs and press packets. Truthfully, I really dislike political dramas, especial sci-fi political dramas where everything is set in space with hovercrafts and overly technical details of flight craft and launch portals and anti-gravity and inter-galactic space treaties and artificial intelligence contract auditors and … I was sincerely so, so bored.
Loved the romance and the two central characters, but this story drowns in the political drama and couples with an entirely too slow plot, which left me tuning out my audiobook for great chunks. BUT if political science fiction is your jam, then this is the adventure for you - being a well written, 400+ pages of detailed space policy. If, however, political plots make your eyes bleed, I’d avoid.
Many thanks to TOR for my copy in exchange for an honest review!
kingcarstairs's review against another edition
4.0
3.75 ⭐
Ha estado bien, ¿pero pudo ser mejor? o ¿es casi perfecto?
La verdad es que sigo un poco confundida sobre cómo me siento respecto a Winter's Orbit. El año pasado, antes de su publicación, leí la sinopsis y entró a mi tbr en un segundo porque se veía super prometedor. Y creo que mi error fue (o por lo menos, lo que hizo que mi experiencia fuese distinta) entrar en la lectura esperando algo que no me iban a ofrecer.
Winter's Orbit NO es un libro de romance y a mí me lo vendieron de esa forma. El romance esta presente, sí, pero no es resaltante, incluso considero que es un elemento muy de fondo. Esto no quiere decir que el desarrollo de los personajes y su relación haya sido aburrida..., todo lo contrario, pero al entrar con esas expectativas y al encontrarme con algo totalmente diferente, mi cerebro hizo corto.
Como mencioné antes, nada de ello quita el hecho de que los otros elementos de la historia hayan sido excelentes, empezando por los personajes. Mi favorito es Kiem y creo que estuvieron bien construidos, con personalidades muy definidas pero con varias capas que se van mostrando poco a poco a lo largo de los capítulos.
Lo que sí debo resaltar y que me pareció super mind blowing, es el universo. Lo vi muy complejo y al mismo tiempo sencillo de asimilar, eso le dio muchos puntos extra, así como la trama general que me dejó impresionada. Los secretos, conspiraciones, mentiras y traiciones me tenían confundida pero con ganas de llegar al final y entender todo de una vez.
El inglés si es bastante pesado (al menos lo fue para mí), en el sentido de que tuve que poner toda mi atención al momento de leer y en varias ocasiones tuve que retroceder el audiolibro porque me perdía a cada rato. No fue nada extremo o algo por el estilo, pero es poco común que me pasen cosas así, so that's it.
Ha estado bien, ¿pero pudo ser mejor? o ¿es casi perfecto?
La verdad es que sigo un poco confundida sobre cómo me siento respecto a Winter's Orbit. El año pasado, antes de su publicación, leí la sinopsis y entró a mi tbr en un segundo porque se veía super prometedor. Y creo que mi error fue (o por lo menos, lo que hizo que mi experiencia fuese distinta) entrar en la lectura esperando algo que no me iban a ofrecer.
Winter's Orbit NO es un libro de romance y a mí me lo vendieron de esa forma. El romance esta presente, sí, pero no es resaltante, incluso considero que es un elemento muy de fondo. Esto no quiere decir que el desarrollo de los personajes y su relación haya sido aburrida..., todo lo contrario, pero al entrar con esas expectativas y al encontrarme con algo totalmente diferente, mi cerebro hizo corto.
Como mencioné antes, nada de ello quita el hecho de que los otros elementos de la historia hayan sido excelentes, empezando por los personajes. Mi favorito es Kiem y creo que estuvieron bien construidos, con personalidades muy definidas pero con varias capas que se van mostrando poco a poco a lo largo de los capítulos.
Lo que sí debo resaltar y que me pareció super mind blowing, es el universo. Lo vi muy complejo y al mismo tiempo sencillo de asimilar, eso le dio muchos puntos extra, así como la trama general que me dejó impresionada. Los secretos, conspiraciones, mentiras y traiciones me tenían confundida pero con ganas de llegar al final y entender todo de una vez.
El inglés si es bastante pesado (al menos lo fue para mí), en el sentido de que tuve que poner toda mi atención al momento de leer y en varias ocasiones tuve que retroceder el audiolibro porque me perdía a cada rato. No fue nada extremo o algo por el estilo, pero es poco común que me pasen cosas así, so that's it.
jujudepamplemousse's review
4.0
For a book originating as a fanfic, this debut space-opera novel was quite good ! [b:Winter's Orbit|53205912|Winter's Orbit|Everina Maxwell|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1612284457l/53205912._SY75_.jpg|72867360] had the perfect balance between intergalactic intrigue and relationship study.
The murder mystery kept me involved all along. It was well-thought and action-packed. The pacing was consistant and the politicking and scheming made sense for me.
Overall, I enjoyed the characters and the relationship dynamic between Kiem and Jainan. I found the misunderstandings between Kiem and Jainan to be a tad much at times but in view of Jainan’s past, they were understandable. I went into this book without reading the trigger warnings but I really liked how the author portrayed their after effects. It was realistic and accurate.
The writing was quite neutral. There was nothing really remarkable about it, either good or bad. However it was not really descriptive, so the world-building was a bit light. A little more information about the planets and their culture wouldn’t have been too much.
[b:Winter's Orbit|53205912|Winter's Orbit|Everina Maxwell|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1612284457l/53205912._SY75_.jpg|72867360] was a really enjoyable and page-turning political space-opera with a sweet romance.
The murder mystery kept me involved all along. It was well-thought and action-packed. The pacing was consistant and the politicking and scheming made sense for me.
Overall, I enjoyed the characters and the relationship dynamic between Kiem and Jainan. I found the misunderstandings between Kiem and Jainan to be a tad much at times but in view of Jainan’s past, they were understandable. I went into this book without reading the trigger warnings
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emotional and physical domestic abuseThe writing was quite neutral. There was nothing really remarkable about it, either good or bad. However it was not really descriptive, so the world-building was a bit light. A little more information about the planets and their culture wouldn’t have been too much.
[b:Winter's Orbit|53205912|Winter's Orbit|Everina Maxwell|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1612284457l/53205912._SY75_.jpg|72867360] was a really enjoyable and page-turning political space-opera with a sweet romance.
wildflowers16's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
neonmoon02's review against another edition
emotional
funny
inspiring
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? No
4.5
milo_bove's review against another edition
dark
emotional
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? Yes
4.5
cimzim's review against another edition
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
3.5
jessica_thelen's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed the interaction between the main characters and the galactic mystery that they had to investigate.