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sarahxify 's review for:
Skyward Inn
by Aliya Whiteley
challenging
slow-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Thanks to Netgalley and Solaris for this ARC!
This novel is a literary science fiction, set some time in the future when aliens walk among us. It is brimming with ideas, but overall, I unfortunately found that these ideas were let down by the execution of the novel.
It's quite busy, with many characters and elements to the story, and there was little in this that drew me to it or engaged me. The writing, characters, plot, and structural choices all seemed to be there to serve the author's ideas, rather than create a coherent and cohesive story. I am fully prepared to concede that this novel just went straight over my head, but in general I was left bewildered by this.
This novel is a literary science fiction, set some time in the future when aliens walk among us. It is brimming with ideas, but overall, I unfortunately found that these ideas were let down by the execution of the novel.
It's quite busy, with many characters and elements to the story, and there was little in this that drew me to it or engaged me. The writing, characters, plot, and structural choices all seemed to be there to serve the author's ideas, rather than create a coherent and cohesive story. I am fully prepared to concede that this novel just went straight over my head, but in general I was left bewildered by this.