birdy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Stalking, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Genocide, Torture, Body horror, and Child death
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, War, and Medical trauma
Minor: Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, and Child abuse
laurajones's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Death of parent, Genocide, Gore, Terminal illness, Ableism, Mental illness, Misogyny, Medical content, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Gun violence, and Mass/school shootings
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Body shaming, and Gaslighting
Minor: Domestic abuse, Child death, Cannibalism, and Child abuse
smiley_ari's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, and War
Minor: Domestic abuse
crunchycrystals's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Spoiler
one scene i really enjoyed was the one where AIDAN let out everyone in bay 4 and started playing Mozart. i put on the song and it fit the scene so perfectly i can't even describe it. i recommend you play it if you reread the book and it's mentioned that it's playing.hello that first review was written 2 years ago when i first read it in 2020 and now im here in 2022 and i still really like it. the portrayal of grief is really great and i remember feeling the kady's emotions really strongly even back when i first read it. spoilers here
Spoiler
the scene where she explains to ezra about her mom especially got me. there were real tears coming down my face when i read the diary since i already knew she was dead. the part when she finds out her mom and ezra are dead really got me the first time i read it and that feeling of hopelessness gets you. the part that really got me though was near the end when kady just floated in space for a few minutes. its possibly my favorite part just because of the emotions in itGraphic: Child death, Suicide, Death, Gore, and Grief
Moderate: Violence and Vomit
Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse
deaths are explained in vivid detail, including one of a young child. it's immersive but it's also really gore-y. minor mention of domestic and child abuse for a couple of pages, mostly implied but never explained in detail