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lex24's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Murder
slynne12's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Blood and Murder
koniisland's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Violence and Murder
miniingrid's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Death, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Excrement, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexism, Violence, and Alcohol
Minor: Infidelity and Suicide
vitsa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Racism, Kidnapping, and Murder
grahamiscool's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Kidnapping and Murder
maggies's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Islamophobia, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail
uranaishi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Hate crime, Racism, Kidnapping, and Murder
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Medical content, Outing, Sexual harassment, and War
dtrain3000's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
That being said, I enjoyed the premise of the book. A bunch of agents from MI5 go to a dead-end part of the agency and get themselves wrapped in a mission way over their heads. The characters are quite lovable and the reader wants them to win because of their underdog status.
What I didn't like was the large ensemble cast. It was confusing to keep everyone's backstory straight. The constant moving between storylines made it difficult to keep track of where the reader is in the overall plot.
I also found Herron's prose to be difficult to follow and verbose at times. I found myself at multiple points in the book thinking "why do I need to know this?" which is never something you want.
Overall, I still found the book really interesting. There were amazing twists and turns, lovable characters, and an interesting premise for future books. I would recommend anyone who is interested in spy novels to read because it's an modern take on the genre. But my only word of caution would be to take your time because you will likely get confused.
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Gun violence, and Murder
Minor: Suicide
smitinghedgehog's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail