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emmareadstoomuch's review against another edition
3.0
reading this felt like settling into eat a big ol' brownie and then discovering it has, like, a bunch of zucchini in it, like one of those mommy blogger recipes.
so a mildly unpleasant surprise, but still a brownie.
i signed up for a capitalist revenge arc, but by page count this was more a poly romance? the best thing i can compare it to is if katniss dated both gale AND peeta, and also wasn't spending all that much time on the hunger games part.
it was just odd, pacing-wise - the actual climax happened in the last 25 pages, and this is a pretty long book!!!
and i LIKED the hunger games parts of the hunger games!!
bottom line: teen violence over teen romance any day.
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reading an ARC a million years after the release date again. what can i say, i live my life on the edge
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tbr review
an "#ownvoices near-future revenge thriller that tackles capitalism, queerness, and revolution"??? say less
(thanks to the publisher for the ARC)
so a mildly unpleasant surprise, but still a brownie.
i signed up for a capitalist revenge arc, but by page count this was more a poly romance? the best thing i can compare it to is if katniss dated both gale AND peeta, and also wasn't spending all that much time on the hunger games part.
it was just odd, pacing-wise - the actual climax happened in the last 25 pages, and this is a pretty long book!!!
and i LIKED the hunger games parts of the hunger games!!
bottom line: teen violence over teen romance any day.
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currently-reading updates
reading an ARC a million years after the release date again. what can i say, i live my life on the edge
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tbr review
an "#ownvoices near-future revenge thriller that tackles capitalism, queerness, and revolution"??? say less
(thanks to the publisher for the ARC)
kjurewicz's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This book had a lot of potential - a very plausible near future dystopia with a decent action and suspense. However, the main character was irritating and made lots of [unlikely] bad decisions, it took forever to get to the final climax, and too much focus was placed on poly-romance aspect (I’m all for representation in books, but this didn’t seem like the right way to go about it). So good premise but would not recommend.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Death of parent, and Murder
thatlibrarynerd's review against another edition
1.0
I disliked this book very much. I felt it was pandery, misleading, and dull. I wouldn't have read it if it were honestly marketed as an m/f romance.
bookedwithmolli's review against another edition
4.0
Dinah’s ballad
Dinah is such a strong character and her voice is felt throughout this book. It’s a story of making a stand and fighting for what you believe in. For daring to want change. For daring to live and to choose love and hope.
Dinah is such a strong character and her voice is felt throughout this book. It’s a story of making a stand and fighting for what you believe in. For daring to want change. For daring to live and to choose love and hope.
keenanmaree's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
eiepstein's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-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? Yes
3.0
relationships that can’t be defined by words my beloved
zbrarian's review against another edition
4.0
Once I started, I couldn’t put this book down. All Dinah wants is vengeance against Gabriel Gates, for her mother, her brother and the people of the Ozarks. Along the way, she also has to decide between loving her best friend and falling for a boy, Johnny, who saves her. The story takes place in the near future, after the Third World War, nothing sci-fi about it, except self driving cars. This was a strong #ownvoices novel, one for all HS libraries.
thindbooks's review against another edition
4.0
* this arc was given to be by the publisher to give an honest review in return*
This was such an amazing book which is about Dinah who lives on the farm and her mother is killed by a rich man. Now she is out for revenge. This was a great thriller and own voice novel. I love the plot which is the type of story I usually read when it comes to thrillers. I enjoyed the author's writing which had many twists and turns that I didn't expect. This was a powerful story where it shows Dinah's journey as she is grieving and will do anything to get justice for her mother. The story was well structured and the pacing was perfect. The author did an amazing job with bringing this story alive as it felt so pure and real. This was an amazing thriller where it would be considered a mystery but you already know the killer so you don't have to focus on that.
I enjoyed the main character Dinah. She is such a brave character who is grieving and is looking for revenge. Her character goes into a survival mode characteristic and you can see how much she improves throughout the novel. I loved how her journey was not only getting revenge but it was also finding love for herself. There are also some side character's in this novel but sadly not as many as I thought. The ones that were featured were great but I wish there were more minor characters that were more involved in the story. Also I was sad that there wasn't really romance in this book. Our main character is Queer so I was expecting there to be something as there isn't much LGBTQ+ romance in thrillers.
The ending was well done and I enjoyed the outcome of the story. When I first started the book, I wasn't expecting it to be this amazing. I was totally wowed. I did have some problems with the book like with the characters and the romance but other then that the story was great. I totally recommend reading this book as it's a great thriller novel with queer rep. This book is perfect for fans of April Henry and Karen M. McManus.
This was such an amazing book which is about Dinah who lives on the farm and her mother is killed by a rich man. Now she is out for revenge. This was a great thriller and own voice novel. I love the plot which is the type of story I usually read when it comes to thrillers. I enjoyed the author's writing which had many twists and turns that I didn't expect. This was a powerful story where it shows Dinah's journey as she is grieving and will do anything to get justice for her mother. The story was well structured and the pacing was perfect. The author did an amazing job with bringing this story alive as it felt so pure and real. This was an amazing thriller where it would be considered a mystery but you already know the killer so you don't have to focus on that.
I enjoyed the main character Dinah. She is such a brave character who is grieving and is looking for revenge. Her character goes into a survival mode characteristic and you can see how much she improves throughout the novel. I loved how her journey was not only getting revenge but it was also finding love for herself. There are also some side character's in this novel but sadly not as many as I thought. The ones that were featured were great but I wish there were more minor characters that were more involved in the story. Also I was sad that there wasn't really romance in this book. Our main character is Queer so I was expecting there to be something as there isn't much LGBTQ+ romance in thrillers.
The ending was well done and I enjoyed the outcome of the story. When I first started the book, I wasn't expecting it to be this amazing. I was totally wowed. I did have some problems with the book like with the characters and the romance but other then that the story was great. I totally recommend reading this book as it's a great thriller novel with queer rep. This book is perfect for fans of April Henry and Karen M. McManus.