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A review by marvelousmarbles
Diamond City by Astrid Cole
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
⭐️3.75
🌶️2 /3
"Do what you love but be smart about it."
"You don't need to carry me anywhere." Sage snapped. " Who the fuck do I look like to you - one of those prissy bitches you were making out with all night? Now walk."
"You give what your partner gave to you," Damian said. "But there is one little detail that makes all the difference in a relationship." "What's that?" Sage panted.
"Your strive to give more."
"You are pure.. and I will let no one tarnish you. Anyone who does will pay with their life."
Astrid had me at 'Sage owns a pizza shop' I didn't even listen to much else before running and purchasing the Pizza sprayed edge SE's of this series. Literally not even joking and after finally reading Diamond City, I'm glad I did.
This is a sci-fi, dystopian fantasy romance. It was giving me, Mad Max x Jetsons-esque x otherworldly vibes. The world building and concept of this book was really intriguing and probably one of my favorite parts about it besides Sage and Samson who I truly adore. Witty banter, diversity throughout the characters and LGBTQIA+ representation was awesome to see.
Sage is a warrior through and through and as badass as she is at over 100 years ago, she still has random crushes on princes and really just wants a simple life with her family running her pizza restaurant. But obviously, things can't just be that simple.
The Warlord aka Damian is an androgynous MMC and the relationship between him and Sage although was a little too hate to insta-lovey for me was still cute. What I really enjoy more than anything between the two of them is the general roles/norms if you will flipping back and forth, it’s so refreshing to see.
There's are couple things that popped up that aren't my favorite and to not spoil anything I won't mention it here but, overall if you like sci-fi/dystopian fantasy's with banter, badass characters, swearing, fighting and so many other things I would recommend!
I'd also like to add that, I already started reading Emerald City and I can't wait to see all the twists, turns, potential deceptions that's to come! Thank you Astrid so much for reaching out with an ARC for my honest review.
🌶️2 /3
"Do what you love but be smart about it."
"You don't need to carry me anywhere." Sage snapped. " Who the fuck do I look like to you - one of those prissy bitches you were making out with all night? Now walk."
"You give what your partner gave to you," Damian said. "But there is one little detail that makes all the difference in a relationship." "What's that?" Sage panted.
"Your strive to give more."
"You are pure.. and I will let no one tarnish you. Anyone who does will pay with their life."
Astrid had me at 'Sage owns a pizza shop' I didn't even listen to much else before running and purchasing the Pizza sprayed edge SE's of this series. Literally not even joking and after finally reading Diamond City, I'm glad I did.
This is a sci-fi, dystopian fantasy romance. It was giving me, Mad Max x Jetsons-esque x otherworldly vibes. The world building and concept of this book was really intriguing and probably one of my favorite parts about it besides Sage and Samson who I truly adore. Witty banter, diversity throughout the characters and LGBTQIA+ representation was awesome to see.
Sage is a warrior through and through and as badass as she is at over 100 years ago, she still has random crushes on princes and really just wants a simple life with her family running her pizza restaurant. But obviously, things can't just be that simple.
The Warlord aka Damian is an androgynous MMC and the relationship between him and Sage although was a little too hate to insta-lovey for me was still cute. What I really enjoy more than anything between the two of them is the general roles/norms if you will flipping back and forth, it’s so refreshing to see.
There's are couple things that popped up that aren't my favorite and to not spoil anything I won't mention it here but, overall if you like sci-fi/dystopian fantasy's with banter, badass characters, swearing, fighting and so many other things I would recommend!
I'd also like to add that, I already started reading Emerald City and I can't wait to see all the twists, turns, potential deceptions that's to come! Thank you Astrid so much for reaching out with an ARC for my honest review.