authorjendesmarais's review against another edition
4.0
I was reading this book while nursing my daughter in the evenings before bed, managing somewhere between a couple of pages to a chapter a night. Until last night. Then I snuck it out of her room so that I could finish it off this morning because I couldn't wait until tonight!
For most of the book, I HATED the main character. Virj has his head so far up his a$$ that it's almost unbearable, even though he seems to be a genuinely nice guy.
However, for as much as I hated him, I adored the other characters. Noola, Viv, and Xax were incredible!
The plot was exciting and had an excellent mix of comedy and nerve-wracking action.
I will definitely be recommending this to everyone.
For most of the book, I HATED the main character. Virj has his head so far up his a$$ that it's almost unbearable, even though he seems to be a genuinely nice guy.
However, for as much as I hated him, I adored the other characters. Noola, Viv, and Xax were incredible!
The plot was exciting and had an excellent mix of comedy and nerve-wracking action.
I will definitely be recommending this to everyone.
stephengrahamking's review against another edition
4.0
This book is sheer, silly, candy coated fun, and it also manages to sneak in some extremely progressive ideas stealthily between the desserts. Inventive and often deliriously funny. If I was going to pick some nits, I'd say that there are some moments where, despite the setting and situations being interesting, some of the emotional beats between Virj and Noola feel a bit repetitive. If I'd been the editor, I'd have trimmed these scenes a bit to tighten the focus on the relationship a bit. Also, there are some random fourth wall breaks that really stand out for their rarity. Either go all in, or drop the conceit entirely. But, ultimately, this book reaches the inevitable destination with style and with a big, gooey, sentimental heart, and though you know it's coming, it's deliciously satisfying.
yubsie's review
4.0
Overall, I really enjoyed this book. The humour was right up my alley and I loved all the supporting characters. Probably the biggest point against it is, unfortunately, the main character. I like where his character arc ended, but he was awfully frustrating through most of it and I spent a lot of the book wanting to strangle him a bit. But the rest of the cast was definitely worth it. Plus the world was amazingly colourful and I would definitely love to hear more about the various species that populate it.
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