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A review by steponme_yam
Metal from Heaven by August Clarke
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
An excellent choice for my 69th book of the year. Two things especially impressed me about Metal from Heaven:
1. The worldbuilding: The author has put in a ton of effort to create a world with many distinct cultures, religions, naming systems, etc. - not just the existence of these things, but the ways that these cultures affect everything that the characters do. It was extremely immersive and felt very rich to me in a way that most fantasy novels don’t.
2. There’s a great payoff moment at the book’s emotional climax that really made the whole thing feel worth it to me.
My only dislike is the writing style, which is artistic, beautiful, and not really for me. The writing made it hard for me to get into the first half of the book, but with that said I am doing an immediate reread so I did end up liking it by the end.
(disclaimer: I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in a exchange for an unbiased review)
1. The worldbuilding: The author has put in a ton of effort to create a world with many distinct cultures, religions, naming systems, etc. - not just the existence of these things, but the ways that these cultures affect everything that the characters do. It was extremely immersive and felt very rich to me in a way that most fantasy novels don’t.
2. There’s a great payoff moment at the book’s emotional climax that really made the whole thing feel worth it to me.
My only dislike is the writing style, which is artistic, beautiful, and not really for me. The writing made it hard for me to get into the first half of the book, but with that said I am doing an immediate reread so I did end up liking it by the end.
(disclaimer: I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in a exchange for an unbiased review)
Content Warnings
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Sexual content, Violence, and Police brutality
Minor: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Dysphoria