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apostir's review against another edition
3.0
Erisโs family was really trashy. There was a lot of parental abuse but her brother was shitty too.
Loved the couple and feminism action the book had going on but then it fell flat for me especially with those triggers.
When there was a joke, it landed, canโt complain on that regard, but I prefer more comedic relief.
Loved the couple and feminism action the book had going on but then it fell flat for me especially with those triggers.
When there was a joke, it landed, canโt complain on that regard, but I prefer more comedic relief.
princess_bookhart's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
eclectic_hellscape's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
ninuh's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
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
darkskybooks's review against another edition
4.0
Rebel against an evil empire! Sound familiar? There is definitely a clear influence on this story and it hangs like a shadow over everything. This is classic space opera territory. Whilst this may sound cliched it does however create its own niche and own world in impressive style.
We are largely following two characters. One is your typical no nonsense working class rebel. The second is the daughter of the emperor who has been converted to the rebel cause in secret. Together they put together a crew in an attempt to try to stop someone disrupting a ceasefire agreement between the main powers in the galaxy.
Elizabeth and Laura have an engaging writing style. The characters are well fleshed out and have distinctive and interesting personalities. There is a slight overpoweredness to a couple of them (the supreme programmer and invincible warrior ninja) which gives a bit of a Mary Sue feel at times but there is always the sense of peril kept which helps to balance out some of the more extreme deus ex machina moments. The supreme AI controlling the empire is a great counterbalance to these overpowered characters. There is also a slight tendency to indulge in one of my pet peeves, which is made up curse words - if you need characters to swear just have them swear normally or it ends up sounding silly. This is somewhat forgiven by at least using the worlds own mythology to create the curses. Other than these few minor things, this book is great fun with a well crafted cast, a well built world and smoothly written style.
This does pretty much what it says on the tin, and delivers a fun and epic space opera type adventure. I do look forward to following this crew's adventures further.
We are largely following two characters. One is your typical no nonsense working class rebel. The second is the daughter of the emperor who has been converted to the rebel cause in secret. Together they put together a crew in an attempt to try to stop someone disrupting a ceasefire agreement between the main powers in the galaxy.
Elizabeth and Laura have an engaging writing style. The characters are well fleshed out and have distinctive and interesting personalities. There is a slight overpoweredness to a couple of them (the supreme programmer and invincible warrior ninja) which gives a bit of a Mary Sue feel at times but there is always the sense of peril kept which helps to balance out some of the more extreme deus ex machina moments. The supreme AI controlling the empire is a great counterbalance to these overpowered characters. There is also a slight tendency to indulge in one of my pet peeves, which is made up curse words - if you need characters to swear just have them swear normally or it ends up sounding silly. This is somewhat forgiven by at least using the worlds own mythology to create the curses. Other than these few minor things, this book is great fun with a well crafted cast, a well built world and smoothly written style.
This does pretty much what it says on the tin, and delivers a fun and epic space opera type adventure. I do look forward to following this crew's adventures further.
sophiesometimesreads's review against another edition
adventurous
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
I'm going to need 5-10 business years to just process what I read, I think ๐คฏ๐ญ๐ฌ๐
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Okay, okay, I think I've processed enough now (maybe?). This was a wild, fun time and I loved it!
I loved and felt so strongly for the cast of strong, diverse, queer, female characters who supported each other. They were probably the strongest part of the book. I was hesitant about the number of POVs but I think it really worked to develop all the core crew of characters.
The plot was twisty and intriguing, and every time I thought that something needed to happen to keep this plot moving, something happened immediately after, so the pacing was great in my opinion. I guessed a couple of plot points but not too far ahead and I had so many feelings for the characters that it didn't bother me at all and still had an emotional impact on me.
I thought the world was really cool, and how the storyline reflected similar events in the real world today.
I had a great time with this, thank you Rhys (readswithrhys) for encouraging me to pick up this book! I can't wait to read the sequel ๐๐ผ
Okay, okay, I think I've processed enough now (maybe?). This was a wild, fun time and I loved it!
I loved and felt so strongly for the cast of strong, diverse, queer, female characters who supported each other. They were probably the strongest part of the book. I was hesitant about the number of POVs but I think it really worked to develop all the core crew of characters.
The plot was twisty and intriguing, and every time I thought that something needed to happen to keep this plot moving, something happened immediately after, so the pacing was great in my opinion. I guessed a couple of plot points but not too far ahead and I had so many feelings for the characters that it didn't bother me at all and still had an emotional impact on me.
I thought the world was really cool, and how the storyline reflected similar events in the real world today.
I had a great time with this, thank you Rhys (readswithrhys) for encouraging me to pick up this book! I can't wait to read the sequel ๐๐ผ
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Genocide, and Colonisation
Moderate: Racism, Sexual assault, Violence, and War
elmerallanpoe's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
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? Yes
4.0
sherigodmother's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
dumbarton's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5