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ladybug12793's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This book, like the first one and the novella, is filled with purple prose. Lots of internal monologuing. While there are some beautiful quotes in this book, some parts literally make no sense and our total fluff. The plot doesn’t seem to go very far per book. There’s so much repetition, as well. I feel like it’s gonna take me forever to get through these books because the plot is moving so slow. I don’t know if I’ll make it through the series. Also, the FMC was insane by the end of the book. I am completely empathetic towards what she has gone through in her short life so far and of all of her feelings. I think they’re more then valid. That doesn’t bother me much most of the time. What bothers me is her lack of communication and keeping secrets that put dozens if not hundreds of innocent lives at risk. Whenever she does something completely moronic, I have to remind myself that she’s just 17 and literally has no interpersonal skills because of her trauma. But man does she act like a moron sometimes.
Examples:
“Synonyms know each other like old colleagues, like a set of friends who’ve seen the world together. They swap stories, reminisce about their origins and forget that though they are similar, they are entirely different, and though they share a certain set of attributes, one can never be the other. Because a quiet night is not the same as a silent one, a firm man is not the same as a steady one, and a bright light is not the same as a brilliant one because the way they wedge themselves into a sentence changes everything.”
“My fists are full of unlucky pennies and my heart is a jukebox demanding a few nickels and my head is flipping quarters heads or tails heads or tails heads or tails heads or tails”
0 🌶️
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Murder, War, and Classism
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Abandonment
spatterson7's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and War
eyeleash's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Confinement, Gun violence, and Blood
Moderate: War and Injury/Injury detail
dramagirl2003's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
thoughts while reading
"It's always 'Shut up, Kenji.' 'Go to sleep, Kenji.’ ‘No one wants to see you naked, Kenji.’ When I know for a fact that there are thousands of people who would love to see me naked.”
"Thanks for the offer," I tell him. "But I'd really rather jump off a cliff."
Minor: Confinement and Sexual content
nukie19's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Violence
maddie_0930's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Abandonment, and War
jadeandherbunny's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
I kind of understand the Aaron Warner hype train but not fully.
Like the whole
I appreciate Kenji a lot, he has put some sense into Juliette as she was being a bit egocentrical for a hot minute.
I will gladly read the sequel, but not now lol.
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Medical content, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, and Abandonment
Minor: Death of parent
memoirsofabooklover's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Xenophobia, Grief, and Murder
Minor: Confinement, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, and Dysphoria
harymouck's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Genocide and Gun violence
Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
ericad's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Confinement, Gun violence, and Violence
Minor: Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and War