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mirificmoxie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism
Minor: Torture, Death of parent, and Alcohol
imds's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
rowans_revenge's review against another edition
- 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
Minor: Torture, Trafficking, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
tiana_king's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Death, Sexual content, and Death of parent
Minor: Genocide, Torture, and Religious bigotry
gwynnfox's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Alcohol, War, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
divsbookcrumbs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
I would describe Star Bringer as a contemporary sci-fi romance with lgbtqia characters. It’s a fun easy read with fast paced action sequences that make for a good page turner. It’s an easy to escape to world with a cool Galaxy system where science and fantasy get to play together.
This book definitely feels like a debut of a series that doesn’t try to take itself too seriously but focuses on the fun to be had with the mismatch character personalities, tropes that we all love, and of course the spice and hot haughty leads.
Major Tropes:
-found family
-“we shouldn’t do this”
-chosen one
-forced proximity
-banter
My biggest non spoiler critique is that’s this book was widely recommended as a sapphic romance, however in my opinion the development of that relationship felt underutilized and didn’t feel very front and center as some of the other couplings in the story. Could just be bc I am a human of the rainbow variety myself, but I would have loved to see way more abt them in this book.
Good To Know:
- 1st person perspective
-multiple POVs
-multiple romances
-modern language use
-irreverent, snarky humor
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Classism
Minor: Cursing