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dbogen47's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I think this book is misadvertised in some ways. While I think it’s nice to see mainstream poly rep, I wish the relationship with Kara was more fleshed out. I think the relationship with Johnny made up too much of the book, especially given that the premise of the book is such a potentially interesting plot and had a lot of opportunities to explore the very cool themes and issues it raised if the story wasn’t so focused on a romance plot line. Also it played into the very overused chosen one girl trope of the 2010s dystopian YA and I don’t think it was done particularly well
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Gun violence and Violence
bingo_banjo's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
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? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Medical content