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jaaay_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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
4.25
Wow, I loved Secret Project 3! The art in the Kickstarter version is absolutely gorgeous. Aliya Chen went all out.
The characters and the worldbuilding are my favorite part of this book. Yumi and Painter are great characters and we get to really know them. Their interactions and explorations of each other's worlds are awesome. The worldbuilding around their worlds and all the twists and reveals once the Sanderlach happens was fantastic!
I loved the theme around the meaning of art in this book. I also loved all the wider Cosmere hints as well. For someone who has read almost everything else Cosmere, those were fun to pick up on. Still, this is a great standalone and you don't need to know anything else!
For the ending, while I am gladthat it ended happily, I do think the ending would have been more poetic if Yumi had died.
The characters and the worldbuilding are my favorite part of this book. Yumi and Painter are great characters and we get to really know them. Their interactions and explorations of each other's worlds are awesome. The worldbuilding around their worlds and all the twists and reveals once the Sanderlach happens was fantastic!
I loved the theme around the meaning of art in this book. I also loved all the wider Cosmere hints as well. For someone who has read almost everything else Cosmere, those were fun to pick up on. Still, this is a great standalone and you don't need to know anything else!
For the ending, while I am glad
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse
steffiraquel's review against another edition
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Gore, and Violence
Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Stalking, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
"Because two of my influences were Japanese origin, I decided to lean into this basing Yumi's culture on historical Korea and Painter's on a more modern Japan" I don't really understand and can't help bu feel disappointed...iono's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement and Gaslighting
Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Violence