uranaishi's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Misogyny, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Injury/injury detail, Physical abuse, Rape, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Bullying, Toxic friendship, Xenophobia, Mental illness, Police brutality, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Violence, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual content, Child abuse, Death, Grief, Classism, Colonisation, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Trafficking, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Blood, Body shaming, Alcohol, Deportation, Fatphobia, Medical content, Cancer, Islamophobia, and Pedophilia
annaonthepage's review
Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, and Gaslighting
smoakwithwifi's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Sexual harassment and Sexual assault
Moderate: Infidelity, Religious bigotry, Gun violence, Gaslighting, War, Classism, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Trafficking, Emotional abuse, and Drug use
Minor: Stalking, Death, Genocide, Islamophobia, Bullying, Hate crime, Police brutality, and Drug use
ehmannky's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, and Violence
Minor: War, Racism, and Genocide
jakegray's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Rape
silence's review against another edition
1.5
Graphic: Rape
saenz's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Rape
kindra_demi'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
3.75
We begin in a near future India, where Flowstars (the next influencer) are the next capitalistic investment to keep the average person entertained while the world continues to fall apart and abuse around them. From here, we are immersed into a very similar world to ours, where pandemics, wars, climate change, and more are all swept away by what the latest trending Flow (similar to a live stream/reality tv show). It takes some time to learn the worldbuilding of this book as you'll go through and relearn what we already have terms for, but because we already have similar terms, it's not the most complicated world building.
My primary complaint is we spend almost the entirety of the book building up to the choice of Joey and Rudra, but then we get Rudra's choice and then just accept that
Spoiler
he's gone miaModerate: Gun violence, Sexism, Classism, Racism, and Rape
booksthatburn's review against another edition
Moderate: Racism and Xenophobia
Minor: Confinement, Blood, Sexual harassment, Police brutality, Violence, Rape, and Death