orlesianmask's review
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
4.0
gemgem18's review
adventurous
funny
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
3.75
edwardshaddow's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
k_lupin's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
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
5.0
fool_ofabook's review
I lost respect for Vita in this book. She went from being my favorite character, to a sex driven douche bag who treated Charlie like a candy bar---Something to enjoy in a few short moments and then throw away🍫
growintogardens's review
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Violence, Gun violence, and Blood
Minor: Sexual content
kayhokis's review
4.0
3.5. If you want a bad ass queer girl story then you’ve found a recommendation in this from me. I love the art, the story is fun, though I do find aspects of it annoying. The characters often treat each other terribly and I’m not a fan of it, but I still think there are merits to their relationship. A really fun overall plot too. Glad to have found it up on Hoopla!
trike's review
5.0
This is just absolutely bonkers in the best way. It is such an over-the-top takedown of our culture that it is a continual joy with each reveal. It’s like The Purge meets Idiocracy* by way of The Informant! as directed by Guy Ritchie.
Just the notion that there is an assassination app called Reapr is great, so of course there is the protection app called DFend, which naturally results in hijinks, but all the other wacky apps really underscore the insanity and bullshit of the gig economy.
The background gags are a delight, too. One billboard advertises “Marie’s Condos: Minimum Space, Maximum Joy.” By the time we get to a multilevel marketing scheme that’s all about distributing guns like Amway or Mary Kay, you start thinking, “Yeah, of course, that makes total sense.”
And I have to say, it’s been a long time since I have enjoyed loathing a character as much as I do Charlie, the girl who is the target of the Reapr campaign. She’s such a wonderfully terrible, awful person, but you can kind of understand why she’s so shitty.
This whole thing is demented and great, and it’s not wrong about us.
* Read the source: [b:The Marching Morons|2300110|The Marching Morons|C.M. Kornbluth|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327523964l/2300110._SY75_.jpg|2306446].
Just the notion that there is an assassination app called Reapr is great, so of course there is the protection app called DFend, which naturally results in hijinks, but all the other wacky apps really underscore the insanity and bullshit of the gig economy.
The background gags are a delight, too. One billboard advertises “Marie’s Condos: Minimum Space, Maximum Joy.” By the time we get to a multilevel marketing scheme that’s all about distributing guns like Amway or Mary Kay, you start thinking, “Yeah, of course, that makes total sense.”
And I have to say, it’s been a long time since I have enjoyed loathing a character as much as I do Charlie, the girl who is the target of the Reapr campaign. She’s such a wonderfully terrible, awful person, but you can kind of understand why she’s so shitty.
This whole thing is demented and great, and it’s not wrong about us.
* Read the source: [b:The Marching Morons|2300110|The Marching Morons|C.M. Kornbluth|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327523964l/2300110._SY75_.jpg|2306446].
carroq's review
3.0
The second volume of this series starts out pretty rough. It keeps some of the beats of Vita and Charlie on the run and kicking ass, but somehow it losses the fun of it. I think part of it is Charlie (and Sebela) trying to keep back the details of what might have caused someone to start a REAPR campaign against her.
I found the second half of this book to be a lot better. Partly because the relationship between Vita and Charlie changes in some ways. It also regains that lightheartedness that was missing from the first portion of the volume. The balance between the serious and the fun was much better toward the end. It left me hopeful that the series will keep its momentum without overstaying itself.
I found the second half of this book to be a lot better. Partly because the relationship between Vita and Charlie changes in some ways. It also regains that lightheartedness that was missing from the first portion of the volume. The balance between the serious and the fun was much better toward the end. It left me hopeful that the series will keep its momentum without overstaying itself.
_honora_'s review
5.0
OH. WOW.
I really really hope this series gets a vol. 3 at some point in the future because that cliffhanger killed me.
WOW.
this was amazing.
I really really hope this series gets a vol. 3 at some point in the future because that cliffhanger killed me.
WOW.
this was amazing.