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bsparx's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- 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? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Racism, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Classism
Minor: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Car accident, Murder, and Alcohol
proudlocks's review against another edition
4.0
Enjoyed it as much as the first, although they are very different books.
The first really sets the scene and deals with the main issue of the plague, this book shows daily life, a darker side to humanity.
Bringing together lots of people with different stories, there’s a nice hook at the end to lead into book 3!
The first really sets the scene and deals with the main issue of the plague, this book shows daily life, a darker side to humanity.
Bringing together lots of people with different stories, there’s a nice hook at the end to lead into book 3!
secre's review against another edition
4.0
Very much enjoyed this novel although there are a few consistency errors within the story. The view change to the Cured rather than Immune was interesting, the plot line was linear but kept me engaged and the group of characters were varied enough and allowed me to invest in them.
The ending was rather disappointing; it just seemed to be left hanging rather than a proper cliffhanger. And the climax is rushed; the climax could have been another 50 pages long... but it just seemed to rocket towards the finale and boom sizzle fizz.
The ending was rather disappointing; it just seemed to be left hanging rather than a proper cliffhanger. And the climax is rushed; the climax could have been another 50 pages long... but it just seemed to rocket towards the finale and boom sizzle fizz.
tania_kliphuis's review against another edition
4.0
Humans can't even be decent to each other after a world-destroying catastrophe, can we? We certainly can't be decent to each other in the middle of one.
It's obvious that the author has paid careful attention to the overall plot of the series - the hidden plot details, the little knowing glances to the previous book in the series - it's all just very well done and definitely made me want to keep reading.
The new characters (our band of Cureds, who we met in Book 1) are an interesting little assortment of people and they certainly know how to stand up for themselves.
It's obvious that the author has paid careful attention to the overall plot of the series - the hidden plot details, the little knowing glances to the previous book in the series - it's all just very well done and definitely made me want to keep reading.
The new characters (our band of Cureds, who we met in Book 1) are an interesting little assortment of people and they certainly know how to stand up for themselves.
timofeev's review against another edition
2.0
I'm not really sure what I think about this book. On one hand, it's an interesting story. But on the other hand, I really didn't care too much for the characters. They were believable and all that, but I just couldn't connect with them on an emotional level. I don't think that I will be getting the rest of the series. But it's still a good book.
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