bethanieawp's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-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? No
4.0
retropaidni's review against another edition
4.0
Just as action-packed as the first and a great read. While part of me feels these books are a bit too young for me, I love reading them anyway. The imagery is brilliant, and I can almost see the story play out in my head like a film. The story was great with small nods to British pop-culture and characters that intertwined with the first novel of the series.
murmurations_x's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
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? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Gore, Grief, Murder, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, Body horror, and Death
Minor: Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, and Body shaming
cantsaybreakaleg's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
relaxing
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
5.0
stephchaplin9's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
wordvomit777's review against another edition
3.0
Like the first book, it was interesting yet I still didn’t care too much for it. The dialogue was kind of cringe, and it was to where I was wondering if this is how kids in London actually talked.
The fact that it was almost a completely new cast of characters kind of put me off. Also I knew the lamb and the goat was supposed to be that one boy and The Kid the moment Matt started describing them. I’m getting real tired of figuring out connections long before it’s supposed to come to light.
I’d binge-watched seasons 3-9 of The Walking Dead in less than a month and I was hoping this book would help me stop thinking about it (since season 10 isn’t available
The fact that it was almost a completely new cast of characters kind of put me off. Also I knew the lamb and the goat was supposed to be that one boy and The Kid the moment Matt started describing them. I’m getting real tired of figuring out connections long before it’s supposed to come to light.
I’d binge-watched seasons 3-9 of The Walking Dead in less than a month and I was hoping this book would help me stop thinking about it (since season 10 isn’t available
jdukes11's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
constant_reader_19's review against another edition
5.0
Excellent second book. I enjoyed the backstory. Still curious how the "disease" came about...hopefully, the next book will tell more!
rizkamulya's review against another edition
4.0
More like 3.5 stars. Overall, I really enjoyed the ride that I went through with this book. However, the first third of the book was quite slow and it took huge determination for me to get past it. After that, though, it goes pretty fast-paced. All in all, I quite liked it :)