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A review by crusoe
Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell
Did not finish book. Stopped at 42%.
I really wanted to like this book, and truly it's not bad but I had a hard time getting invested in the characters and story. That's why I'm dropping it.
I like sci-fi, I like romance, but I don't think these aspects of the story lift each other up and the marketing was more focused on the romance which ended up taking a backseat to the sci-fi and mystery.
I like Kiem's and Jainan's characterization and their dynamic is okay but seeing Kiem go out of his way for Jainan only for Jainan to read this as him causing trouble for Kiem was extremely frustrating. The world-building also just did not speak to me much and I had a hard time keeping track of all the important side characters.
I like sci-fi, I like romance, but I don't think these aspects of the story lift each other up and the marketing was more focused on the romance which ended up taking a backseat to the sci-fi and mystery.
I like Kiem's and Jainan's characterization and their dynamic is okay but seeing Kiem go out of his way for Jainan only for Jainan to read this as him causing trouble for Kiem was extremely frustrating. The world-building also just did not speak to me much and I had a hard time keeping track of all the important side characters.