foxandwit 's review for:

Scavenge the Stars by Tara Sim
3.0

Character: I found Amaya and Cayo enjoyable characters. They're these messy people trying to work through their issues.

Definitely an A for diversity. POC present. Cayo is bisexual. There's a non-binary character.

Score 7/10.

Atmosphere: The setting and world building is pretty genetic to be honest. It's a coastal city and that's about all we get. I mean we get descriptions of food, which I think added to the world building and feel but.... It was pretty lacking. 5/10.

Writing style: Enjoyable to read but there was jarring jargon that felt out of place at times. 8/10.

Plot: I think the dual points of view worked really well here. I wasn't expecting some of the plot twists. Like I knew a few seemingly good characters were sketchy and not to be trusted but I didn't see a lot of the events unfolding the way they did. It's one of those "I guessed it I just didn't guess the exact details." 7/10.

Intrigue: I was interested enough to want to know what's happening. 8/10.

Logic: The events were explained well enough that I could buy the various twists. 8/10.

Enjoyment: 8/10.

Total: 50

Score: 7