Jamie

2.75 stars

was an okay read for the most part! i found murderbot endearing and the story interesting enough to keep reading but i felt no connection to the other characters. still considering continuing the series though!

a book that i was supposed to love... concept and magic system had me hooked but wasn't enough to compensate for my utter lack of investment in the characters, the stakes, and the world-building :/

for a sci-fi thriller, it sure did make me cry! off to tell everyone in my life that i love them!

had no idea i could enjoy a grim, central military story this much... had equally no idea i'd enjoy the character relationships and the world-building this much...

2.5 stars

disappointing, but not entirely bad! found the world-building incomplete. characters aside from the main two were all a bore. for some reason, just couldn't latch onto the story (in other words, i had no idea what was happening more than half the time). BUT, gideon and harrow are an amusing duo! and the magic system was so cool, wish it was better illustrated...