I'm very sad that I did not enjoy this story.
The representation within the LGBTQIA+ world for one thing was such a wonderful aspect to this story, and I really loved it. It was so satisfying to see such a diverse cast in a sci-fi world. We DEFINITELY need more of them, especially after reading this book.
Now my issues were mostly with the writing style, pace, and those issues led to my issues in connecting with the main characters. I did enjoy the different take on Morgana. She was probably my favorite character because she held immense amounts of depth and complexity.
Now back to the others: I didn't care about them. None of the emotional scenes struck a chord within me, and I was just downright upset to realize this book was not for me. Even the humor ended up running off me like water because I was just not feeling any of the team. None of them left me FEELING. I was just aimless.
Furthermore, the pace felt as if it were going a mile a minute, and I tried to keep up as much as I could.. but at a certain point it becomes overwhelming. Part of the reason I didn't enjoy the pace was because I personally felt two distinctive voices in the writing. For me, the two different writing styles were trying to merge into one, failing, and it left my head hurting. Dual written books tend to have that affect on me anyway, so maybe I should've seen this coming. Alas, I was too excited for this story to think of that.
I've seen tons of positive reviews, so I hope you enjoy it much more than I did.
ARC gifted by Jimmy Patterson. All thoughts and opinions are my own.