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amyd83'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
4.0
Moderate: Cursing, Death, and Gun violence
k_a_t_y's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Child death and Cursing
Minor: Animal death, Racism, and Vomit
nialiversuch'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
3.0
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
thursdd4y's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, and Fire/Fire injury
mtnest's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
nika_nix's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Cursing, Self harm, Car accident, and Pregnancy
Minor: Vomit
redtemptation'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
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Animal death
priscillarobock's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Excrement, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy
Minor: Vomit and Car accident
outsmartyourshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Meg wakes up to find herself & five strangers are stranded in a cable car, high above the mountains. Karl, Max, Sean, & Sarah soon start to wake up, but none of them can remember what happened & they realise that they have been drugged. The sixth member of the group seems to still be asleep, but when Meg goes over the wake them up, she notices that they are dead. She also recognises them as Paul, a ex-cop whom she once dated. Realising that this gives her a motive, she pretends not to know Paul, & the group decide to dispose of his body through the floor hatch in the cable car. As time moves on they start to register that no-one is coming to their rescue & without food & water, they won't survive for long. When a second member of the group is killed, Meg realises that she is stuck in a confined space with four strangers & a killer is in their midst.
Carter lives in an isolated ski chalet with Nate, Julia, Caren, Miles, Welland, & Dexter the dog. The ski resort shut down years ago & they are the only ones there. A generator runs their compound & keeps it secure from the dangers lurking in the woods, but it has been on the blink lately, & a new one needs to be found. First, Carter is sent down to the village below for supplies but when he returns he knows there is something badly wrong. He finds Julia dead in the swimming pool,. & Nate is mortally injured. The compound has been keeping something deadly in the basement but the generator problems have meant that it is no longer secure, & it looks like something has escaped.
Wow what a great read! Three stories which start off as separate but gradually the reader begins to work out why & how they are connected. They are all set in a post-apocalyptic future when an infection known as Choler has wreaked havoc on civilisation leaving many people dead, the uninfected living in seclusion, & the infected who survive either become outcasts known as Whistlers (due to the noise from the damage to their lungs) or are herded onto 'farms' to contain them. The three main characters are all well chosen to allow the reader to become invested in their stories & what happens. It's fast-paced with twists & turns & unexpected deaths. I worked out the long term twist but some of the others came out of left field. It's extremely well plotted & well written. It's the type of book I will reread at some point & probably notice things that I missed before. Highly recommended.
My thanks to NetGalley & publishers, Michael Joseph/Penguin Random House, for the opportunity to read an ARC. I am voluntarily giving an honest review.
Graphic: Death and Violence
Moderate: Cursing and Sexual assault