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LoveBot by Chase Keels
4.5
emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Season 1: (read in August 2022)
Okay, first up: I LOVE the GAYNESS, or generally the QUEERNESS. The main couple is gay, the enemy couple is gay, and there's a lesbian couple, that possibly will shift to the hero side as well. I'M ALL HERE FOR THE GAYS! Plus, the robo-bird is trans. And that big robo might be poly.

Apart from that, I also love the concept – what makes someone human. It's nothing new and has been used many times now, but it's still interesting.

The characters are very deep and thought-through. While I don't like lots of them or get annoyed by pretty much all of them a lot, I still understand them. I think I've understood and emphasized with all characters so far? Not all the time, but at the end of the day. I get where they're coming from. And that's not easy to achieve as an author, so kudos to them.

Season 2: (read in March-May 2023)
It's getting so intense!!
Especially that cliffhanger at the end, oh my god.
I really loved the space setting here, mainly because all the alien creatures are so amazing. I just live for the designs.

I can't wait for season 3!!