A review by brittshaw_p
The Fated Sky by Mary Robinette Kowal
adventurous
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
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? No
4.75
4.75/5⭐️ | 0.5/5🌶 | 1/3⚠️ | 16+
Genre: historical sci fi
Diversity: MC Jewish, Steminist, Anxiety, SC BAA, African, Portuguese, Taiwanese, gay, polio/disability
Moods: problem solving, space, tense, second chance, racism, dystopian
Pace: medium
Device(s): epigraph
Trope(s):
Notes: lovely discussions of racism and sexism appropriate to time period and ensuing mental health, wonderfully paced and tense, great character development especially over first two books
# of pages:
AB length:
Took me ~ to read: didn’t time
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Racism, Vomit, Sexism, Misogyny, Mental illness, Cursing, Excrement, and Grief
Minor: Sexual content and Hate crime