Devi is a mercenary whose life goal is to be a Devastator (an elite group that serves the king of Paradox). She signs up for a year of security work on The Glorious Foul because she'll get credit for 5 years and serve 1. However, all is now what it seems.
I liked the writing and I thought the world interesting. However, I would have liked more backstory on the different species and planets (why don't Paradoxians like the Terrans and vice versa for example). I liked Devi, but had trouble connecting with her. I found this was very easy to pick up and put back down. I wasn't really that invested in her story. Then that fucked up ending
I liked the writing and I thought the world interesting. However, I would have liked more backstory on the different species and planets (why don't Paradoxians like the Terrans and vice versa for example). I liked Devi, but had trouble connecting with her. I found this was very easy to pick up and put back down. I wasn't really that invested in her story. Then that fucked up ending
I am beyond blown away at how rich, colorful, and fleshed out the world of Fortunes Pawn is. It is almost impossible to believe this is the first in a series. The author is deeply intimate with her characters and the world(s) they inhabit, and it shows.
Devi is an incredibly likeable character, and any woman who would think this book looks worth picking up will find herself wanting to be friends with her. (Interestingly enough, Devi never once mentions another female in her past and only hesitantly becomes friends with the other female in the story.)
I had read in others reviews before I started that this is the perfect sci-fi book for someone that is afraid of the technology-speak of sci-fi. Thats absolutely true. While Devi likes to wax endlessly about the things her armored suit can do, none of it ever felt overwrought or too technical. It also didnt feel like it was being dumbed down, which is basically the perfect combination.
The ending made me angry, but it made me angry in the RIGHT way.
Read this book if you like: women who dont shy from violence, sexytimes without any off-putting metaphors, and intensely strong world-building.
Devi is an incredibly likeable character, and any woman who would think this book looks worth picking up will find herself wanting to be friends with her. (Interestingly enough, Devi never once mentions another female in her past and only hesitantly becomes friends with the other female in the story.)
I had read in others reviews before I started that this is the perfect sci-fi book for someone that is afraid of the technology-speak of sci-fi. Thats absolutely true. While Devi likes to wax endlessly about the things her armored suit can do, none of it ever felt overwrought or too technical. It also didnt feel like it was being dumbed down, which is basically the perfect combination.
The ending made me angry, but it made me angry in the RIGHT way.
Read this book if you like: women who dont shy from violence, sexytimes without any off-putting metaphors, and intensely strong world-building.
