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this could have been a toxic yuri revenge story. i think this book really, really wanted it to be. but it had no idea how to execute it. this story has no meat. as a scifi, it is generic, underdeveloped, and juvenile. the entire setup for the conflic ...more
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Wilt and 2 other people liked fleshy's review of The Dragonfly Gambit: "The story feels very similar to the Imperial Radch, for what might be superficial reasons. A matriarchal society run by clones, a convoluted revenge plot, the colonialism and referring to others as "uncivilized." There are a few odd anachronisms that" Read more of this review »
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Wilt and 1 other person liked Mars's review of The Dragonfly Gambit: "The story isn't bad but the tone is not for me: full of clichés, making me feel like I'm watching children playing at being intergalactic empresses and spaceship commanders because they are too boastful and unfeeling and marvel-esque."
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(I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.) I'm a little puzzled by the publisher's description of 'queer horror' for this collection when only one of the stories was queer. I expected (and hoped) for more t ...more
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Delicious little novella with an interesting narration style and beautifully gross descriptions. I love books with toxic/complicated gay relationships and this definitely scratched that itch. I loved the Fisherman's POV and was immediately hooked fro ...more
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(I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.) At first, this had all the makings of a 4 or 5 star book. There was so much going on in the beginning that struck so many of my personal interests. I liked the sto ...more
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this could have been a toxic yuri revenge story. i think this book really, really wanted it to be. but it had no idea how to execute it. this story has no meat. as a scifi, it is generic, underdeveloped, and juvenile. the entire setup for the conflic this could have been a toxic yuri revenge story. i think this book really, really wanted it to be. but it had no idea how to execute it. this story has no meat. as a scifi, it is generic, underdeveloped, and juvenile. the entire setup for the conflict feels incurious and lazy and one of the most important things for writing a good convincing revenge story is conflict. the reader should be rooting for the main character, should feel their rage and understand its roots. At no point did I feel interested in the conflict (both on a larger scale and the more personal feelings between Kato and Rezál) or convinced by Kato's motivations. But most egregiously, this book just made no damn sense. Why was Kato picked for this job in the first place with her background if she is known as an anarchist terrorist? What did she even do to get that renown? Why are there barely any mentions of her ties to the resistance and why is it presented like she's better than them and that none of it will be worth it if it doesn't all come crashing down according to her personal solo plan? Why does Kato feel like she's failed right when Rezál is telling her (view spoiler)? Why am I supposed to feel convinced of Kato's lingering feelings for ex? Why am I supposed to feel Kaya's love for Rezál after she fires missiles at her and nearly kills her during a game? What even went wrong for Kato to get the injuries that disabled her? I could go on. I have so many questions - most of all why this has overwhelmingly high ratings when it reads worse than marvel slop, and like the author has never read scifi before. You can say this is a novella and that it didn't have enough time to develop a convincing conflict, or interesting worldbuilding, but this lacked even the barest breadcrumbs and even the shortest of short stories can do more effective worldbuilding than this.

Genuinely one of the sloppiest books i've ever read. ...more

Wilt and 2 other people liked fleshy's review of The Dragonfly Gambit:

"The story feels very similar to the Imperial Radch, for what might be superficial reasons. A matriarchal society run by clones, a convoluted revenge plot, the colonialism and referring to others as "uncivilized."

There are a few odd anachronisms that" Read more of this review »

Wilt and 1 other person liked Mars's review of The Dragonfly Gambit:

"The story isn't bad but the tone is not for me: full of clichés, making me feel like I'm watching children playing at being intergalactic empresses and spaceship commanders because they are too boastful and unfeeling and marvel-esque."

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I'm a little puzzled by the publisher's description of 'queer horror' for this collection when only one of the stories was queer. I expected (and hoped) for more t ...more

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by Drew Huff (Goodreads Author)

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Delicious little novella with an interesting narration style and beautifully gross descriptions. I love books with toxic/complicated gay relationships and this definitely scratched that itch. I loved the Fisherman's POV and was immediately hooked fro Delicious little novella with an interesting narration style and beautifully gross descriptions. I love books with toxic/complicated gay relationships and this definitely scratched that itch. I loved the Fisherman's POV and was immediately hooked from the very first page.

But although I appreciate what the novella tried to do with its narration style, I do think the execution was a little weak at times. And it was difficult to get a sense for the type of society that was supposedly going on beyond the Fisherman's perspective, even though its a pretty big point in the book. It threw me for a loop to see pop culture references and societal norms that were both outdated and extremely specific to modern day life happening on a moon orbiting an entirely different planet during a time period (assumedly) futuristic. I think I would have liked the antique/outdated themes of the book more if they weren't occuring right next to things like livestreaming and being an influencer. Or if that blend was introduced in a more complimentary way.

One other thing that confused me was the abundance of cissexist language across the book. I do not expect (or hope for) differently with most authors. Even in gay books the existence of trans people is rarely taken into account. And it would not have bothered me if it was because we were simply dealing with a nonhuman's perspective on language about sex traits. Or even if the fisherman's understanding of human sex organs was based solely on Isobel's biases. I would have been okay with that. But it felt strange when pronouns were a point of discussion at multiple points in the novel. And one of the main aspects the book tries to criticize about society (re: reproduction value) ended up falling flat when cissexism is still heavily reinforced by the very same character who is able to make these points because they did not grow up in this society in the first place, and therefore should not be limited by these same beliefs.

It felt like a missed opportunity to not consider the alien perspective on gender/reproduction/sex/language is all I'm saying. And more than a little dissonant.

But I enjoyed the book overall. I really liked how gross it got at times, and the pacing was enjoyable for the most part. The fisherman's POV was definitely my favorite aspect.

** I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. ** ...more

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Reclaimed (The World of Reforged, #3)
by Seth Haddon (Goodreads Author)

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At first, this had all the makings of a 4 or 5 star book. There was so much going on in the beginning that struck so many of my personal interests. I liked the sto (I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.)

At first, this had all the makings of a 4 or 5 star book. There was so much going on in the beginning that struck so many of my personal interests. I liked the story setup: both the gravity of the situation and Saba's conflicting emotions regarding it, especially his 'selfish' motivation that lead to the catastrophe at the heart of the book. I will go to bat for messy transgender characters any day of the week, and throughout the book Saba's inner turmoil regarding his body, sense of self, and his drive to change his body at the expense of everyone and anything else -- all tied up with his guilt, anger, grief and ambition -- was my favorite element by far. Even when it was painful and depressing to see him struggle with his body as a trans reader myself. His motivation was a great catalyst for the story and I was very interested in the mystery/investigation vibe the book opened with. And of course the size difference between him and the love interest was an immediate draw as well.

However. Despite Saba and Zek being interesting characters on their own, their romance struggled to captivate me. Which is hard to say, because they had some genuinely good moments throughout the book. But too many scenes came off as the author nudging them together rather than it feeling like an organic connection between the characters themselves. And too much of it felt rather juvenile, given the circumstances and the heavy tone introduced from the beginning, and the stakes at play.

For the remaining 2/3rds I frequently considered DNFing due to this loss of interest in the romance, but also because the plot itself lost its edge, with pacing and plot decisions that felt awkward, and even inconsistencies in the writing itself (one example: where characters were described as climbing out of a gig only to be inexplicably seated in it again a few pages later).

There were also several pet peeves prevalent: from an overabundance of winking, to numerous side characters acting way too invested in Saba and Zek's relationship, even when they were barely witness to it or weren't exactly friends to either of them. As well as the casual and frequent use of the word 'slut' to describe Saba's pretty normal feelings of desire. Which brings me into another issue regarding Saba's past experiences with sex, which is only briefly described towards the end of the book and really threw me for a loop, because of how casual his sex life apparently has been up to this point when so much of his anxiety is rooted around his body and how others gender it under every circumstance. Anxiety around sex and intimacy is a real and complex thing among some trans people, but his past experiences felt wildly overlooked and dissonant compared to where we meet him as a reader. I would have liked more insight into how he overcame these anxieties with previous encounters when his anxiety has such a major grip over him through the course of this book. Especially when it seems (by implication) he might've been having sex early in his transition, or even before it. It was either a missed opportunity to add further depth to Saba's complex feelings on sex, or a very huge contradiction, to write his past in this way. But with how briefly this point was glossed over, there wasn't enough to work with either way, and that makes me very sad.

Overall, I can't say I enjoyed this book outside the first 20% or so. But I appreciate Saba's character -- for his complexities and motivations and messy emotions. I appreciate the attempt made to tell an interesting trans story heavily focused on an unconventional means of transition. I appreciate that Zek had his own (perceived) bodily imperfections. And even though the execution didn't land its mark, and I'm not sure I would really recommend this book, I can at least walk away with these positives. ...more

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