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foreverinastory's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-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
5.0
Still love this book with all my heart. Cannot wait to pick up The Second Rebel!
Rep: Bisexual mute female MC (unknown ethnicity), Japanese achillean nonbinary MC, Spanish-Italian demisexual male MC, sapphic mute female side character, Asian female side character with chronic pain, arm prosthetic and leg prosthetic, queer-normative world.
CWs: Blood, body horror, bullying, death, gun violence, injury/injury detail, medical content, medical trauma/nonconsensual experimentation, murder, violence, war. Moderate: abandonment, past mentions of child abuse, colonisation, deadnaming/misgendering, religious bigotry, sexual content, slavery/forced sex work, vomit.
Rep: Bisexual mute female MC (unknown ethnicity), Japanese achillean nonbinary MC, Spanish-Italian demisexual male MC, sapphic mute female side character, Asian female side character with chronic pain, arm prosthetic and leg prosthetic, queer-normative world.
CWs: Blood, body horror, bullying, death, gun violence, injury/injury detail, medical content, medical trauma/nonconsensual experimentation, murder, violence, war. Moderate: abandonment, past mentions of child abuse, colonisation, deadnaming/misgendering, religious bigotry, sexual content, slavery/forced sex work, vomit.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Deadnaming, Sexual content, Slavery, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, and Colonisation
bookswithjk's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book completely pulls you in from the start. It can be described as the Handmaid’s Tale, but in the space, which is completely true considering how the Sisterhood functions. However, it doesn’t really delve into the exploring the sisterhood and examining the cruelties and forced servitude the women have to face.
I would have liked to see more character development with our two main characters, First Sister and Lito. With the First Sister, I felt that she fell in love way too quickly (although, this could be easily explained by her naiveté, especially when considering her experience with the old ship captain) and switched sides way to fast. The plot twist at the end with her mental state felt too rushed and a bit out of place - I would have preferred some kind of foreshadowing. The same goes for Lito - he felt like a somewhat passive character, reacting to what happens around him without being very proactive, and switched sides rather quickly.
I would have liked to see more character development with our two main characters, First Sister and Lito. With the First Sister, I felt that she fell in love way too quickly (although, this could be easily explained by her naiveté, especially when considering her experience with the old ship captain) and switched sides way to fast. The plot twist at the end with her mental state felt too rushed and a bit out of place - I would have preferred some kind of foreshadowing. The same goes for Lito - he felt like a somewhat passive character, reacting to what happens around him without being very proactive, and switched sides rather quickly.
Content Warnings
Minor: Racism, Slavery, and Murder
Implied rape/sexual assault and sexual slaverypamvoss's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gun violence and Slavery
solenodon's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Handmaids tale meets the expanse meets pacific rim
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Rape, Slavery, and Blood
Moderate: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
Minor: Domestic abuse