nicoleisalwaysreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Violence, Confinement, Death, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Blood, Cancer, Gun violence, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma
mariagarnett'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? Yes
2.75
pelargonia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
the_evergrowing_library's review against another edition
3.0
As it stands, we have a pretty decent mother and son chase thriller. Good pacing, immersive and inventive in its use of story.
Cole and Miles had a pretty solid relationship that felt real to me and it made for a decent amount of back and forth between them.
I did feel that there was some definite liberties taken on the part of the ‘chase’ element, with regards to lining things up though: it definitely felt like people would get to where they needed to be, when they needed to, and damn the geographical complications.
tnanz's review against another edition
5.0
kelsea'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? Yes
4.0
Spoiler
evangelical christian bus travel and psychotic cross-country chasing when I was hoping for more details of what society was like, and finding out what happened after they escaped the USGraphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Panic attacks/disorders, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Kidnapping, Trafficking, and Drug use
Minor: Infertility, Pregnancy, and Cancer
livrad's review against another edition
2.0
It was gritty in the same vein as Children of Men, but it felt like the focus of the plot was on a different part of the story than where I would want it to be. All of the draw of the premise is in parts that happen before the story is set. I wish there had been more focus on the reactions to the pandemic and the emotional processessing of losing so many loved ones, wondering if your son was next.
It was like watching The Walking Dead but starting at Season 8 and wondering how zombies came to be a thing. We do occasionally see brief flashbacks, but the story doesn't just fail to live up to its promises, for me it was almost repulsive in spots.
The draw of a pandemic plot took a real backseat to the poor life choices of the main character's sister and the thugs-for-hire she falls in with and their laundry list of disgusting acquired wounds. To stomach getting to the end, I had to skim in a few places. While I did finish it, I wish I hadn't picked it up to begin with.
hizashinori's review
1.0