Reviews tagging 'War'

The Union by Leah Vernon

4 reviews

kshertz's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

A fascinating look at the dystopian future where the darker you are the higher up in the elite class you are. 

It’s interesting to see absolute power corrupting absolutely even in this future. Too many loose ends at the end for me to give it a super high score but I definitely couldn’t put it down and enjoyed the book and themes immensely.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Gaslighting, Murder, Slavery, Blood, Colonisation, Gore, Classism, Police brutality, Violence, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and War

bookobsessedfamily's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

5.0

Triggers: war, death, gore, torture

Avi is and Elite who is next in line to rule the southern district.

Saige is a Lower Resident, but is worse than that, she’s an impure, a person of mixed race. It’s illegal, so who is her dad?

The Union is in a time when people of color have all the power. White individuals are workers and, in Avi’s opinion, are treated poorly. But Avi’s family doesn’t feel the same way. They believe the Lower Residents need to pay for how their ancestors were treated.

Will Avi be able to change how things are done? Will Saige be able to escape alive?

I truly enjoyed reading this book. It’s a duel POV so you can see things through Saige’s eyes and Avi’s. There was a lot of action and suspense. The ending was something I didn’t see coming.

I can’t wait for the next book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Gore, Death, Death of parent, and Torture

arthur_ant18's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Racism, Gun violence, Genocide, Gore, Drug use, Violence, Slavery, War, Police brutality, and Classism

Moderate: Rape, Torture, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Confinement, Deportation, Cursing, Abandonment, Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Grief

Minor: Pregnancy, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

zarlynsnook's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

4.0

*ARC review*
First time reading a dystopian novel that puts the black community in the spotlight and it did not disappoint. The world building is good, every plot points presented was explored enough but left some room to tackle for the sequels. I also love the fact that the plot did not focus alot on romance. However,the characterization did not offer something new for me.
*Thanks to NetGalley for allowing me to read an ARC of this book.*

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Racism, Slavery, War, Addiction, Blood, Death of parent, Body shaming, Classism, and Emotional abuse