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Pastel Pink
by Nikki Minty
Thank you to booksirens for providing this arc in exchange for an honest review.
I want to preface this review by saying I will not be giving this book a star rating because I did not finish it. I will explain why I didn't but I do not like giving books I did not finish a rating, because it is not fair to judge an entire book by what you read.
Pastel Pink follows Ruby who was murdered on Earth 18 years ago and reincarnated on Zadok as a Pastel Zeek named Harlow. To be born at the bottom of her race's caste colour system to a middle-class family of Magentas has made Harlow a source of conflict amongst the ruling Purples, and a source of derision from all 3 colours. When Harlow is attacked by a fuegor on Zadok, the effect of its venom triggers an unforeseen phenomenon; her human spirit is unexpectedly drawn back to Earth. She is plunged into a double life of intrigue on both planets.
On Earth, she watches in horror as Jade, her twin sister, reconnect with Lucas, her murderer who got away with it. And to complicate things further, she is being pursued by Alex, the ghost of Lucas' twin. On Zadok, she becomes embroiled with Jax, the son of the Commanding family. He is determined to bring about change to the colony's colour system.
Will Harlow usher a revolution? And will ghost Ruby resist Alex or pursue an impossible relationship that could have dire consequences on both planets?
I was super excited to read this book. It sounds like such a cool sci-fi book. To say I was disappointed is pretty accurate. I got about 20% of the way through and I was confused the entire time. The world-building is too complex for me. I am super disappointed because this book sounds up my alley, but I can't get through the first 20% without being confused.
Other than the world-building issue I had, the characters were easy to understand. I like when characters are easy to understand and see who is who, this book is great for that aspect.
I hope that this review does not stray readers away from this story because what I read had the potential to be someone else's new favourite book.
I want to preface this review by saying I will not be giving this book a star rating because I did not finish it. I will explain why I didn't but I do not like giving books I did not finish a rating, because it is not fair to judge an entire book by what you read.
Pastel Pink follows Ruby who was murdered on Earth 18 years ago and reincarnated on Zadok as a Pastel Zeek named Harlow. To be born at the bottom of her race's caste colour system to a middle-class family of Magentas has made Harlow a source of conflict amongst the ruling Purples, and a source of derision from all 3 colours. When Harlow is attacked by a fuegor on Zadok, the effect of its venom triggers an unforeseen phenomenon; her human spirit is unexpectedly drawn back to Earth. She is plunged into a double life of intrigue on both planets.
On Earth, she watches in horror as Jade, her twin sister, reconnect with Lucas, her murderer who got away with it. And to complicate things further, she is being pursued by Alex, the ghost of Lucas' twin. On Zadok, she becomes embroiled with Jax, the son of the Commanding family. He is determined to bring about change to the colony's colour system.
Will Harlow usher a revolution? And will ghost Ruby resist Alex or pursue an impossible relationship that could have dire consequences on both planets?
I was super excited to read this book. It sounds like such a cool sci-fi book. To say I was disappointed is pretty accurate. I got about 20% of the way through and I was confused the entire time. The world-building is too complex for me. I am super disappointed because this book sounds up my alley, but I can't get through the first 20% without being confused.
Other than the world-building issue I had, the characters were easy to understand. I like when characters are easy to understand and see who is who, this book is great for that aspect.
I hope that this review does not stray readers away from this story because what I read had the potential to be someone else's new favourite book.