A review by vanilla_chief
Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

As always, Adrian Tchaikovsky has great ideas for the setting of his story. A whole trilogy worth of backstory. A ragtag spaceship crew is also always a bonus, but it was a very basic roster of characters. Not something you read for character development.