Reviews

All These Monsters by Amy Tintera

lyraggs's review against another edition

4.0

3,5

Necesito procesarlo bien, me gusto pero me dejo algo insatisfecha.

bardo's review

3.0

A creature has infested the earth and they are multiplying. Clara would like more than anything to escape her abusive home environment. When a new militia is formed to combat these strange new creatures, Clara jumps at the chance to join. What she doesn't expect is to encounter more than just Scrabs. All These Monsters is more than just the war against earth-dwelling Scrabs but the monsters we face every day. Clara deals with more monsters than just the Scrabs but also in personal life. These monsters are in human form and sometimes harder to spot. Tintera does a great job with the action pact plot that will leave readers out of breath. All These Monsters deals with more than just creatures who want to destroy humanity but also the abuse that can happen in a relationship both mentally and physically. Tintera does a decent job of depicting these relationships and the support networks around Clara. Yet, the heaviness of the issues presented was superficial at best and felt as if stereotypical tropes were relied on to convey some of the abusive interactions. A female bond or ally was greatly lacking. Clara leaned heavily on male counterparts and very dismissive of female interaction. Some introspective of why Clara pushed female interaction away would have made her a little more real and less male-focused.

cleoharper's review

5.0

Amy Tintera is officially an autobuy author now. I love this story so much and I’m so upset I have to wait a whole year for the conclusion. Clara is such a badass, and even though she refuses to believe in herself, everyone around her continues to boost and support her. This story has such depth, great monsters (both real and imagined), and excellent fight scenes.

puppy_party_19's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

twisted_cursed_reads's review

4.0

First Impressions (First Chapter Thoughts):
This book started off pretty intriguing. I wanted to learn more about the scrabs and how they came to be. The world seemed to be set in present times but has monsters in it which I found really interesting. I was excited to see when Clara would join the monster hunting squad.

Thoughts while reading:
This book was action-packed and I had a hard time putting it down once Clara finally met the rest of her team and they started training. I feel like team seven worked really well together and it was fun getting to know them all. Each teammate had their own strengths as well as issues that we learned throughout the book that made them feel well rounded.

“The abyss. I’m staring at it, and it’s staring back.”

While I feel like a lot of the characters got fleshed out in the beginning, Clara’s love interest felt really one dimensional to me. It felt like they fell for each other too fast. Perhaps it was because I was rooting for another character to end up with her. You see Clara grow a lot because of it and I loved her character development throughout the whole book. We see her learn more about herself and open up to the rest of her team.

“All these monsters couldn’t compare to him.”

My biggest issue with this book is that I wanted to learn more about where the scrabs came from. An offhand comment was made in the middle of the book about the possible creation of the scrabs but I wanted to know more. The book was still amazing without it but in the back of my mind, I always wondered.

Final thoughts:
I found the bad guy to be a little predictable but as a whole, I really enjoyed this book. The build-up to the climax was well worth it and Tintera did not hold back when hitting you right in the feels by the end of the book. I’m really excited to read the next one when it comes out and I hope to see if some of the questions that I had in this book will be answered in the next one.

phoenixmathera's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Instantly jumped into the second book. Clara lives in an abusive household but has the opportunity to join a team of mercenaries and does. But we all know, humans can be just as monstrous as beasts of unknown origin. 

cainscr's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

croissant_moon's review

adventurous emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

natalie_reads_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.0

adragonwithoutfire's review

3.5

 I was going to give this book a 2.5 but I had to give it a 3.5 because of Edan. 
If this book was from his perspective 10/10 would recommend to anyone and everyone. But alas.