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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
zainurb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
Moderate: Gun violence, Mental illness, Torture, and Violence
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
alivotta'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
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, Abandonment, and War
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual content, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury
jailynm13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
abigail_moffat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, Abandonment, and War
Moderate: Child abuse, Torture, and Grief
tsked_off'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
4.25
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and War
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Physical abuse
akane_readsyt'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
4.5
Graphic: War
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
deedee1990'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
5.0
You are on a rollercoaster and I started the book hating one of the characters to really being on their team by the end!
It ends on such a cliffhanger so can’t wait to continue the series!
Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, and Abandonment
jasmineslibraryy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
the character development is fantastic, i LOVE aaron warner oh my god. and kenji my beloved??? juliette my girl??? adam’s more clingy & annoying but i still like him tbh
i cannot wait to read adam’s novella & ignite me <3
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Minor: Vomit
like all dystopian novels, this book contains violence and war and death