A review by averyjpub
Ascension by Jacqueline Koyanagi

medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

I enjoyed seeing the characters grapple with disability and the contrast of Alana being disabled and wanting to live while her sister was able bodied and essentially wanted to die (no matter how it was dressed up) was a good contrast that drew me in. I found some reactions in the book… strange, like expecting more of one from Alana when she was forced to enlist her sisters help and how untroubled she was by her parents death at first and also when the doppleganger Alana admitted to committing genocide and we just… move on? I thought the entire doppelgänger Alana part felt weirdly out of place, like a way to just wrap up the story but was really unsatisfying. I just didn’t find the characters reactions or lack of them to be very believable. It was really nice to see different relationship dynamics that weren’t stereotypical of polyamory. 
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