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robotnik's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Well, this kind of disappointed me, especially after Skyward was one of my favorite books that I read last year.
The choice to take Spensa (and M-Bot and Doomslug) away from her interesting and well done supporting cast and deposit her far away, giving her an alien and ultimately less appealing new supporting cast, probably did the book in for me. I like Spensa, but I also like Cobb and Kimmalyn and, most of all, Jorgen. I wanted to read their stories, not those of a new set of characters who I had no interest in and continued to have no interest in throughout the book. It just seemed like a poor choice to me to build up there's characters and their struggles and Spensa's bond with them, only for them to be in maybe fifty pages.
Maybe it comes as no surprise that the last part of the book was my favorite out of all of it because that was what I wanted out of Starsight, not 300+ pages of Spensa doing training exercises with a group of characters I didn't care for.
I'm going to give the next book a shot, but this book really made my general interest in the series go way down. It'll probably be a while before I venture into the Cyverse again, though.
The choice to take Spensa (and M-Bot and Doomslug) away from her interesting and well done supporting cast and deposit her far away, giving her an alien and ultimately less appealing new supporting cast, probably did the book in for me. I like Spensa, but I also like Cobb and Kimmalyn and, most of all, Jorgen. I wanted to read their stories, not those of a new set of characters who I had no interest in and continued to have no interest in throughout the book. It just seemed like a poor choice to me to build up there's characters and their struggles and Spensa's bond with them, only for them to be in maybe fifty pages.
Maybe it comes as no surprise that the last part of the book was my favorite out of all of it because that was what I wanted out of Starsight, not 300+ pages of Spensa doing training exercises with a group of characters I didn't care for.
I'm going to give the next book a shot, but this book really made my general interest in the series go way down. It'll probably be a while before I venture into the Cyverse again, though.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
midnightsharkist's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Death
viaanne's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Violence, Xenophobia, and War
atyp3's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Xenophobia
Moderate: Death and War
Minor: Abandonment
bag_end_library's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
tense
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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Racism, and War
Moderate: Gaslighting and Classism
peleame's review against another edition
adventurous
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
Content Warnings
Minor: Death
readwithria's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
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
4.5
Starsight took the little nuggets of info we got in Skyward and ran with them! This book expanded on the universe so much, and I absolutely loved it.
The new cast of characters were so fun to get to know (though I will say that I missed Jerkface and Quirk). Also, Spensa learned so much about her internal biases and WE LOVE AN ANTIRACIST MESSAGE! Whoop whoop!
M-bot continues to be such a funny character, and the themes of consciousness and self determinism were so interesting to explore through his lens. I also love Doomslug, she’s such a good slug, and am excited to spend more time with her in the next books.
This series is so bingeable, and I will definitely be reading the novellas asap. I’m not sure what exactly kept this from being a dove star book for me, but it didn’t have ~the vibe~ so it gets a solid 4.5 stars.
The new cast of characters were so fun to get to know (though I will say that I missed Jerkface and Quirk). Also, Spensa learned so much about her internal biases and WE LOVE AN ANTIRACIST MESSAGE! Whoop whoop!
M-bot continues to be such a funny character, and the themes of consciousness and self determinism were so interesting to explore through his lens. I also love Doomslug, she’s such a good slug, and am excited to spend more time with her in the next books.
This series is so bingeable, and I will definitely be reading the novellas asap. I’m not sure what exactly kept this from being a dove star book for me, but it didn’t have ~the vibe~ so it gets a solid 4.5 stars.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, and War
Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death and Genocide
macliffe's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Racism, Xenophobia, and Police brutality
Moderate: Genocide, Colonisation, and War
Minor: Death and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
giulianalb99's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
mysterious
tense
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
3.75
Me ha gustado el libro, como todos los que Sanderson escribe, pero creo que este es el que menos me ha gustado de todos. Es bueno, eso sí, pero sólo se centra en la protagonista, dejando a los demás personajes del primer libro apareciendo como mucho en 50 páginas y me hubiera gustado saber más de ellos mientras Spensa estaba fuera. En algunos momentos se me ha hecho un poco pesado y me he tardado más de lo normal en terminar este libro, pero aún así, me ha gustado mucho todas las dudas que se han resuelto del primer libro aunque este te deja con ganas de querer leer el tercero por el inmenso cliffhanger del final. M-Bot, como siempre, es mi personaje favorito y le da un toque de humor a toda la trama, y la verdad es que Babosa Letal me ha sorprendido para bien, la amo y quiero una de mascota.
Creo que Sanderson a estas alturas es incapaz de decepcionarme y por ello es uno de mis escritores favoritos, y aunque tenía expectativas bastante altas con este libro, es el que menos he disfrutado (pero sigue siendo muy bueno).
Creo que Sanderson a estas alturas es incapaz de decepcionarme y por ello es uno de mis escritores favoritos, y aunque tenía expectativas bastante altas con este libro, es el que menos he disfrutado (pero sigue siendo muy bueno).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Grief, and Murder
Minor: Grief and Death of parent
sophieamreacher's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
tense
slow-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? It's complicated
4.0
Not as fast paced and fun as first one but that’s mostly because it’s the second book and had to world build and build up towards the third book. I’m amazed at how complex a story the author can create.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Slavery, Violence, Murder, and War