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A review by the_laibararian
Astra by Cedar Bowers
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
Wish there were more chapters and perspectives. The time jumps between chapters made it feel like you were playing catch-up with Astra, with her having changed a lot each time and not really seeing the process of the change, just that it happened with retroactive assumptions of why. I suppose that might be the point, but the time skips got bigger in the later chapters as she got older, and I lost my sense of her character. The last two chapters especially.
Still, the story was good and the different perspectives was an interesting format. The characters themselves were intriguing and I liked most of the writing as a whole, but I don't think their character voices were that distinct. In the audiobook, all the narration is delivered mostly the same for each chapter, beyond voices for the dialogue, so that might be why I have that impression.
Still, the story was good and the different perspectives was an interesting format. The characters themselves were intriguing and I liked most of the writing as a whole, but I don't think their character voices were that distinct. In the audiobook, all the narration is delivered mostly the same for each chapter, beyond voices for the dialogue, so that might be why I have that impression.