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This was harrowing. Quite a dark tale, but told with humour and care. One part murder mystery, one part ghost story, quite a few parts the legacy of colonialism, racism, power and corruption, with a sprinkle of this newfangled invention the "mobile telephone". It's set in the '90s after all.
It was beautifully written, and easily the most annotations I've taken while reading an ebook (all of which were lost when I returned it to the library). I just think this is a very cool book.
This was harrowing. Quite a dark tale, but told with humour and care. One part murder mystery, one part ghost story, quite a few parts the legacy of colonialism, racism, power and corruption, with a sprinkle of this newfangled invention the "mobile telephone". It's set in the '90s after all.
It was beautifully written, and easily the most annotations I've taken while reading an ebook (all of which were lost when I returned it to the library). I just think this is a very cool book.
Yeah alright. A couple of interesting essays.
Yeah alright. A couple of interesting essays.
I didn't not enjoy this, but it's very much a product of its time in a number of ways.
I didn't not enjoy this, but it's very much a product of its time in a number of ways.
What a train wreck in the best way. I enjoyed seeing the dual timelines, almost like diary entries from Eve and Nell's lives, slowly converging to the devastating and inevitable conclusion, foreshadowed throughout. This is an emotional book, a bit of a rollercoaster, but I think it works well if you're into the lesbian coming-of-age relationship/coparenting tragedy genre.
What a train wreck in the best way. I enjoyed seeing the dual timelines, almost like diary entries from Eve and Nell's lives, slowly converging to the devastating and inevitable conclusion, foreshadowed throughout. This is an emotional book, a bit of a rollercoaster, but I think it works well if you're into the lesbian coming-of-age relationship/coparenting tragedy genre.
This one was a dichotomy for me. It was good sci fi. It kept me going, very well done. But the story itself left me feeling ick; there's only so long you can spend in a hopeless place. It's the first in a trilogy, and I'll pick up the rest because I suspect the groundwork has been laid now.
This one was a dichotomy for me. It was good sci fi. It kept me going, very well done. But the story itself left me feeling ick; there's only so long you can spend in a hopeless place. It's the first in a trilogy, and I'll pick up the rest because I suspect the groundwork has been laid now.
The series up until this point has been fine but not amazing. This book was the first one that grabbed me and drew me in from start to finish. Fast paced, lots of action and suspense, politics, drama, and an interesting big bad.
I don't like Holden as a character, I think he's inconsistently written. And there was a slightly odd “we don't know how to write women” moment. But overally, the book was great.
The series up until this point has been fine but not amazing. This book was the first one that grabbed me and drew me in from start to finish. Fast paced, lots of action and suspense, politics, drama, and an interesting big bad.
I don't like Holden as a character, I think he's inconsistently written. And there was a slightly odd “we don't know how to write women” moment. But overally, the book was great.
I feel like these are getting better as the series progresses. Maybe that's partly because of the emotional attachment, but the writing has definitely improved. This one was a super compelling action-packed narrative that I couldn't put down (as evidenced by my 3am bedtime on a school night). Politics, relationship dynamics, and a minor apocalypse, what more could you want? The cliffhanger was somewhat of a flatline, but I don't especially mind. Just means we've got some unresolved drama that I can't wait to dive into in the next book.
I feel like these are getting better as the series progresses. Maybe that's partly because of the emotional attachment, but the writing has definitely improved. This one was a super compelling action-packed narrative that I couldn't put down (as evidenced by my 3am bedtime on a school night). Politics, relationship dynamics, and a minor apocalypse, what more could you want? The cliffhanger was somewhat of a flatline, but I don't especially mind. Just means we've got some unresolved drama that I can't wait to dive into in the next book.
Interesting that this one came out of the pandemic, a time when simply going to the coffee shop was considered high fantasy. It was pretty cute, I liked it.
Interesting that this one came out of the pandemic, a time when simply going to the coffee shop was considered high fantasy. It was pretty cute, I liked it.
Interesting that this one came out of the pandemic, a time when simply going to the coffee shop was considered high fantasy. It was pretty cute, I liked it.
Interesting that this one came out of the pandemic, a time when simply going to the coffee shop was considered high fantasy. It was pretty cute, I liked it.