neridah's review
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
What it lacks in nuance it makes up for in the range of queer characters
Lots of interesting concepts and plot points, no character has a unique internal world.
Lots of interesting concepts and plot points, no character has a unique internal world.
sheeri's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
4.5
A fun and good read. Kept me engaged, I was invested in the characters, good plot and character development.
wodime's review
you know what? i like to try be kind to indie authors, especially those writing about marginalised experiences and who are marginalised themselves... but MY GOD this book got on my nerves. and what really got me was that it pitches itself as having a diverse cast, but then undermines basically all of that "representation" except for the cis, able-bodied white people. it repeatedly deadnames its trans female protag, it can't go two mentions of its paraplegic protag without mentioning how ~brave~ she is for being disabled, and even the cis white gays basically turn to the camera and tell us that they are colossal homosexuals. and i stopped reading when one character asked another if she's chinese, just so the author can let the reader know they're basically beyond caring about race now. really cool. really diverse. cis white gays, do better!
siclarke's review
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
Rarely are post-apocalypse tales so full of hope. This is the book The 100 could have been – and then it all goes a bit Sherri S Tepper.
Rai, Tien, Hera, Ghost, and Sam are part of a mission to reclaim the Earth more than a hundred years after all life there was wiped out. Aidan and Ally live under a mountain with their mother and brothers: the last five people alive – or so they think.
More than 400 pages of found family, hope for the future, and celebration of all types of diversity. It's got everything you could want in a story: compelling characters, intricate world-building, and a story that keeps you turning the pages long after you should have gone back to working on your own novel. Deadlines, schmeadlines.
Trigger warnings: deadnaming, memories of child abuse, death, cruelty to animals (it's a robot dog, but still).
Rai, Tien, Hera, Ghost, and Sam are part of a mission to reclaim the Earth more than a hundred years after all life there was wiped out. Aidan and Ally live under a mountain with their mother and brothers: the last five people alive – or so they think.
More than 400 pages of found family, hope for the future, and celebration of all types of diversity. It's got everything you could want in a story: compelling characters, intricate world-building, and a story that keeps you turning the pages long after you should have gone back to working on your own novel. Deadlines, schmeadlines.
Trigger warnings: deadnaming, memories of child abuse, death, cruelty to animals (it's a robot dog, but still).
Content Warnings
Moderate: Deadnaming, Death, and Animal cruelty
Minor: Child abuse, Incest, and Homophobia
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