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A review by zarap
Skyward Inn by Aliya Whiteley
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
There's so much still to think about here, but I wanted to write a quick little review while it's fresh. I really enjoyed how Skyward Inn starts out very slice of life and fairly slowly paced before ramping up rather quickly in the last third or so - to me the pace fit the plot, and reflected how we (and the characters) often don't know or recognize that things are changing until they've already changed (to put it in a very vague and unspoilery way). It's a very classic sci-fi-esque premise in a way, but made fresh and current, and gave me a lot of food for thought on community and autonomy, the various insidious forms of colonization, and family (for worse and for better).
Graphic: Body horror and Murder