alyciajstewart's review against another edition
5.0
Loved this book! The characters had personality and made me care for them despite some fairly obvious flaws. The book really made me think about how we define thought. I'm excited to read the next two in the series, although I am disappointed I didn't know it was a series to begin with. I much prefer to read series all in order.
the_discworldian's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
fast-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? Yes
3.75
crystalroses68's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
fast-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
amdamsgard's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
distantplanet's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
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
4.5
jvilches's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
yuna's review against another edition
dark
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
4.0
Tightly paced (mostly), good action, intriguing characters. The pacing fell off a bit for me toward the end, where it kind of got in the story's own way being so good earlier that it then tried to pull the same trick twice and made the actual finale feel a bit anticlimactic.
Loved Checker and Rio, and I like how Tresting worked as a foil for Cas. As very much a not mathy person, I liked how the math was described here. She's got Sherlock vibes, only with numbers instead of hyper observation.
I wasn't as sold on how the Big Bad's telepathy worked, because it seemed contradictory in action than how it kept being described. More like mind reading + the power of suggestion, though the "rules" for the latter were stated as one thing but again, seemed different in practice.
I'd read the next one, but I'm not sure how much patience I'll have for Cas's selective amnesia re: her backstory. It works in this book, but I'd hope for answers or enough of an answer to move forward rather than rehash old ground for an entire book.
Loved Checker and Rio, and I like how Tresting worked as a foil for Cas. As very much a not mathy person, I liked how the math was described here. She's got Sherlock vibes, only with numbers instead of hyper observation.
I wasn't as sold on how the Big Bad's telepathy worked, because it seemed contradictory in action than how it kept being described. More like mind reading + the power of suggestion, though the "rules" for the latter were stated as one thing but again, seemed different in practice.
I'd read the next one, but I'm not sure how much patience I'll have for Cas's selective amnesia re: her backstory. It works in this book, but I'd hope for answers or enough of an answer to move forward rather than rehash old ground for an entire book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Medical content, Murder, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Torture
Minor: Child death and Alcohol
ginnikin's review against another edition
I bounced out of this in text, but the audio really worked for me. I'm hooked enough to try the next book.