Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh is a bit of an odd one for me. It’s marketed as an adult sci-f, but instead it feels very reminiscent of the YA dystopian craze of the 2010s where a fleet of humanity’s survivors must be assigned to very specific roles and are trained to fight against a big, evil alien force known as Wisdom.
Unfortunately, I found most of the characters to be one-dimensional stereotypes with the exception of maybe the main character’s brother, Magnus, who was the most nuanced of the bunch.I also thought it bizarre that some major plot twists were revealed through epigraphs at the beginning of chapters. Honestly, I feel like those revelations would have been more impactful if they were organically revealed within the story itself.
Overall, this book is an entertaining but shallow palette cleanser if you need a break from denser space operas.
Thank you, Netgalley and Tordotcom, for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Book Details:
Publication Date : April 11, 2023
Publisher : Tordotcom
ISBN: 1250834988
Pages : 448
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