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Across a Field of Starlight by Blue Delliquanti
3.5
adventurous tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

There is honestly a lot to love about this book, specifically about the way diversity is represented. It's just there, a part of this science fiction world Delliquanti has created. No one bats an eye about any of it, and it's refreshing to see a diverse space world represented in this way. The characters are all fully fleshed out, and I loved to see their evolving relationships throughout the book. It was probably one of my favorite things about the book, honestly.

That, and the art! There are some gorgeous panels throughout, representing this space world and the battles that happen within it. On an art level, there's a lot to love about it, and it really helps in transporting you to this particular world.

My main complaints come from the world builidng itself. While I generally don't mind being dropped in the middle of the story, there were aspects of this world that I wish were made more clear from the beginning. The ending also felt a bit rushed, with not a lot of resolution for the characters or the world. Would I love to see this as, like, comic issues instead? Yes, yes I would. I think it would have helped the story breath a bit more at the end.

All in all, there is a lot to love about this book and I am so glad it exists! And I would definitely read something else that Delliquanti writes, for sure.

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