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The Infinity Courts (The Infinity Courts, #1)

Akemi Dawn Bowman

Start date: April 1, 2021

Finish date: April 30, 2021

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Aug 26, 2022 akacya ❦ rated it really liked it

Shelves: audience-young-adult, genre-sci-fi, asian-authors, ownvoices, format-physical, own

4.5

trigger warnings: death, gun violence, war

after eighteen-year-old nami is caught in the middle of an armed robbery, she enters the afterlife, called “infinity.” but she immediately realizes something isn’t right. sure enough, she is found and recruited by a group known as “the colony” to help their goal of bringing down the AIs (called “residents”) who have taken over infinity. nami obviously wants the best for humans, but she can’t accept that all residents are evil. these complicated feelin ...more

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May 20, 2021 Ruthie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

This was SO good OMG! I could not pause it and I got upset whenever I was made to pause it. Chosen One trope-but not, Possible love triangle-but not, Crazy twist toward the end that I did not see coming and made me say "WTF???" In my head.

I loved the world-building, characters, unique plot points and progression, etc. I see a lot of reader complaints of pacing. I actually didn't mind and I was thankful for the slower parts so I could learn more about the world, characters, etc. Even at the "slo ...more

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Apr 17, 2021 Zoe rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: science-fiction, fantasy, young-adult, 0-bipoc, arc

I received an advance copy of The Infinity Courts from Simon & Schuster Canada via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The Infinity Courts follows Nami, an 18-year-old girl plotting out her future when she's suddenly and tragically killed. She wakes up in the afterlife, and to her shock, finds it's been corrupted by Ophelia, a Siri-like AI assistant.

The Infinity Courts had a great premise, but ultimately failed to deliver on much of its promise. The concept was intriguing, but ultimately ...more

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Nov 23, 2020 Tânia rated it liked it

Shelves: 2021-releases-wishlist, scribd

I cannot lie: I expected more from The Infinity Courts. Yes, the writing of emotions is as heartbreaking and raw as in Starfish, and it discusses so many powerful social themes and moral questions (e.g., eradication of the Other), but I found it so repetitive (Nami keeps asking herself and talking about the same thing over and over again; no conclusions, just lots of non-stop thinking about the same).

I still think I will read the sequel, but I'm not rushing into it.

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