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The first part of this book focuses on character development primarily. Everyone just escaped from a very traumatic situation that resulted in serious loss and sparks a lot of change, and the rest of this book will continue in that trajectory, particularly in introducing two new characters and a new villain. All of our characters develop some more depth, backstory and side quests in interesting ways. Although I understand the structure, I also became frustrated that we took so long to get to any real plot. These characters work best when they are working together on something, confronting some specific problem, and the fact so much of this book is internalized really did it a disservice. I did very much like our new crew additions, and Atlanta’s character arc is really compelling. She’s an interesting character who is really having to grapple with complicated issues of identity and independence in the face of being cut off from everything she knew.

accidentalspaceexplorer's review against another edition

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3.5

I really like the worldbuilding in this series, and I was intrigued to find out what happened at the end of the last book. However, there's something about this series that puts distance between me and the narrative/characters, so I don't end up feeling really invested in these books. What I figured out this time is that the surreal/coincidence element, which is clearly a deliberate thing that the author is doing, is not a thing that I enjoy. There's something about whimsy or surrealism or heavy coincidences that breaks my suspension of disbelief, and I think it's really impacting me here. Between that and how much POV-hopping we do in these books, it's been making it really difficult to get invested, to the point where even though this was a fun romp, I don't know if I want to continue. But I would recommend it to other people, knowing that the deliberate coincidence thing hits differently for most people!

saradlee's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

thelostzealot's review against another edition

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adventurous dark 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

3.5

vickigro's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

dhasenkampf's review against another edition

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3.0

I didn't love this book as much as the first one. It just felt like not a lot happened. There was a lot of sitting around in one place and talking and arguing. I needed more action.

oddrots's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional relaxing slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

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