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Once & Future
by Cory McCarthy, A.R. Capetta
adventurous
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Once & Future truly reads like arthurian gay space communism fanfiction in the best and worst ways. I have to admit: it is poorly written with a lot of plotholes, unnecessary skipping sequences where the characters are unconscious and at first I thought I was making a mistake by not outright DNF'ing it.
However, as I got used to the writing, the story became more entertaining. The characters are at least mildly endearing, their drama and the story absurd, and there's some wonderful one-liners in there that made me crack up.
I can't in good conscience recommend this book (the bad guy is a comically evil capitalist and I don't know how to feel about everyone being horny for each other) but I had a good time reading it.
However, as I got used to the writing, the story became more entertaining. The characters are at least mildly endearing, their drama and the story absurd, and there's some wonderful one-liners in there that made me crack up.
I can't in good conscience recommend this book (the bad guy is a comically evil capitalist and I don't know how to feel about everyone being horny for each other) but I had a good time reading it.
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Infidelity, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation