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Mindwalker by Kate Dylan

4 reviews

betweentheshelves's review against another edition

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adventurous tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

The main reason I picked this up is because someone mentioned on TikTok that if you liked Black Widow, you'll like this book. And I definitely see the connection! The main corporation they're fighting feels a little like the Red Room with mind control, being sent out on missions, etc. And you can see the Marvel influences throughout, which is always fun for Marvel fans!

I do think some of the world building could have been fleshed out a little more, as they kept referencing laws and things that weren't quite clear to me. Weaving in a little more background about how Syntex first started might have also helped with the overall clarity of the world.

The romance also didn't work for me, as I didn't really feel much connection between Sil and Ryder. It felt like it was just there because romance is expected, but it wasn't necessary for the plot. 

All in all, an action packed book for sure that just had a few flaws.

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akirokis's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0


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unfiltered_fiction's review against another edition

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adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This is a pacy, fun read which can be enjoyed on different levels - either just as an energetic and distracting sci-fi, or by engaging a little more deeply with the themes of corporate power and technology ethics in a dystopia setting. The characters can sometimes feel a little weak, and the backstory for both them and the world can be a little underdeveloped at times - for example, at the start of the book, the main character dwells on her broken relationship with her father a lot, but never meets him within the plot to actually resolve this, so resolution happens by proxy in meeting another character. The choreography of fast-moving scenes (especially fights and infiltrations - extractions are very well written!) can sometimes be a bit lacking in cohesion, but not significantly enough to cause damage to the very forward-moving energy of the overall story.

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pippinthepuffin's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5


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