ccanne's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
niatate's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
lonelysatellite's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
medium-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
dissociationbybooks's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
silver_valkyrie_reads's review against another edition
Just feels very generically dystopian with nothing to make the world or characters unique.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism and Racism
bookish_wife16's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
3.0
felinity's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars, but rounding down because I found it too easy to put down. I'm not sure why; this has all the elements I tend to enjoy in dystopian fiction. I did find the alternating perspectives more jarring than enhancing, so maybe a longer stint as each one would have helped me connect to them and care more.
nataliev1311's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- 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
3.5
tbabee3690's review against another edition
5.0
If you like a Black Mirror on Netflix… you’re going to love this. It’s like every episode shoved into an incredible and fast paced novel you won’t want to put down.
Did I ever mention I LOVE dystopian novels??? All joking aside, this one is spectacular! Leah Alvernon has created a disturbing, sometimes incredibly graphic and brutal world that gripped me from the start. Was it hard to read sometimes? Yes. Was it uncomfortable? Yes. But it was WORTH IT! Sometimes a writter moves past creativity into a whole new realm of writing and Leah Alvernon killed it.
I do anticipate this to become a controversial novel. it deals a lot with race, so keep that in mind before reading!
Did I ever mention I LOVE dystopian novels??? All joking aside, this one is spectacular! Leah Alvernon has created a disturbing, sometimes incredibly graphic and brutal world that gripped me from the start. Was it hard to read sometimes? Yes. Was it uncomfortable? Yes. But it was WORTH IT! Sometimes a writter moves past creativity into a whole new realm of writing and Leah Alvernon killed it.
I do anticipate this to become a controversial novel. it deals a lot with race, so keep that in mind before reading!