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A review by narmaeth
The Space Merchants by Wendie Nordgren
4.0
The writing is really strange in this book, there is a ridiculous amount of detailing and repetition that make the book significantly longer and more tedious than it should be. While in the beginning it was fun because it gave a great insight into the world building, by 26% it was becoming a real chore to read.
It has no formatting to denote the change of POV, which was incredibly jarring and confusing. The writing also lacks emotion, conversations come across as clinical... which leads into my next observation: the sex scenes are so incredibly vague. If you're hoping for steamy sex scenes, you will be disappointed.
As another reviewer pointed out, I do also have concerns about the majority of the women characters being relegated traditionally feminine roles. I find it curious that there are no female miners or dock workers, male sex workers etc. We only see one female military person. Teagan's duties and hobbies are based heavily on domesticated things and more often than not she's a damsel in distress.
So what are the positives? The characters are generally lovely, you grow very fond of them (though this might be due to the amount of time you spend reading about their daily lives more than anything else). I loved that Teagan's pet became such an integral part of her life and the author did an excellent job making an unpopular creature so appealing and endearing.
The book is very relaxing to read, I have severe mental health issues that make reading certain subjects difficult and finding 'safe' books tricky. I found this book to be very safe and comforting.
It has no formatting to denote the change of POV, which was incredibly jarring and confusing. The writing also lacks emotion, conversations come across as clinical... which leads into my next observation: the sex scenes are so incredibly vague. If you're hoping for steamy sex scenes, you will be disappointed.
As another reviewer pointed out, I do also have concerns about the majority of the women characters being relegated traditionally feminine roles. I find it curious that there are no female miners or dock workers, male sex workers etc. We only see one female military person. Teagan's duties and hobbies are based heavily on domesticated things and more often than not she's a damsel in distress.
So what are the positives? The characters are generally lovely, you grow very fond of them (though this might be due to the amount of time you spend reading about their daily lives more than anything else). I loved that Teagan's pet became such an integral part of her life and the author did an excellent job making an unpopular creature so appealing and endearing.
The book is very relaxing to read, I have severe mental health issues that make reading certain subjects difficult and finding 'safe' books tricky. I found this book to be very safe and comforting.