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A review by xxivo
Redsight by Meredith Mooring
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
This story was very different than what I am used to but it made me love it even more.
This is a very character driven sci-fi book, but unlike others this still takes place on a big scale with many wars and warships. It feels like a big expansive story like Leviathan Wakes, but with as deep character bonds as what I'm used to the Wayfarer series from Becky Chambers. This mix was very interesting and gave the book vibes in a way I haven't read much from. The book balances this really well and the big wars that are waged always fit in perfectly with the personal motivations each leading character of the fraction has. These three opposing sides to the war with each a POV character made a lot of sense and made this work so well.
These three women were awesome to follow as well. Big ambitions and big wants made for amazing interactions and frictions between them. People grow together in this book, but it wasn't smooth at all. This process was extremely fun to be a part of and read how they start to understand each other better. The love that then starts to grow between them is so strong and fierce it makes for an amazing love story.
I also really loved the battles in this book. They felt huge in scale and always significant. They were written with a lot of dynamic movement but I always could keep track of what was going on. The characters had a lot of influence on these battles even if they weren't in a place of power and that was a fun way to keep all three POV characters relevant at all time.
I was sometimes confused with character motivations though. I got the majority of it, but there were times I was puzzled after interactions between characters, especially if those interactions made someone change their viewpoint. I then couldn't always follow why they changed the way they thought. Continuing on to read would usually made that clear, but it did make the read confusing at times.
Concluding this book is a lot of fun with characters that have strong motivations and big consequences.
I received an eARC through Netgalley and this was my honest review.
This is a very character driven sci-fi book, but unlike others this still takes place on a big scale with many wars and warships. It feels like a big expansive story like Leviathan Wakes, but with as deep character bonds as what I'm used to the Wayfarer series from Becky Chambers. This mix was very interesting and gave the book vibes in a way I haven't read much from. The book balances this really well and the big wars that are waged always fit in perfectly with the personal motivations each leading character of the fraction has. These three opposing sides to the war with each a POV character made a lot of sense and made this work so well.
These three women were awesome to follow as well. Big ambitions and big wants made for amazing interactions and frictions between them. People grow together in this book, but it wasn't smooth at all. This process was extremely fun to be a part of and read how they start to understand each other better. The love that then starts to grow between them is so strong and fierce it makes for an amazing love story.
I also really loved the battles in this book. They felt huge in scale and always significant. They were written with a lot of dynamic movement but I always could keep track of what was going on. The characters had a lot of influence on these battles even if they weren't in a place of power and that was a fun way to keep all three POV characters relevant at all time.
I was sometimes confused with character motivations though. I got the majority of it, but there were times I was puzzled after interactions between characters, especially if those interactions made someone change their viewpoint. I then couldn't always follow why they changed the way they thought. Continuing on to read would usually made that clear, but it did make the read confusing at times.
Concluding this book is a lot of fun with characters that have strong motivations and big consequences.
I received an eARC through Netgalley and this was my honest review.