itsreyz's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Update after having read Rebel's Creed: the two books should've been merged into one. If you're interested in this world/story, definitely keep reading the series, worth it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Blood, Violence, Death, Torture, Gun violence, Murder, and Body horror
nadiaworthingymailcom's review
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Murder, Gore, and Child death
nick13's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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
Since Daniel decided to put his audiobooks on YouTube (which is epic!) I decided to release this duology. Overall, I enjoyed this one a bit less than the last time I did, perhaps due to my excitement for getting it not being as much but I suspect it is more to do with the clunkiness of the dialogue and the audiobook voices. See, I thought that the narrators were going to voice different characters but instead they voiced different POVS, the thing is though...the book only has one main character! So Kate Reading reads basically all of the book and when Michael Kramer gets his turn its just really jarring. Overall, a fun read that shows me that Daniel's ideas are great, it's just he needs to work on his writing a bit to make the actual story reciprocate that greatness.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Gore, War, Police brutality, and Child death
dok_plague's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Dark, mysterious, and heartbreaking. This short book packs a massive punch, can’t wait for the sequel to be uploaded.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Torture, Murder, and Body horror
octagon's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Child death, Physical abuse, Murder, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Body horror, Vomit, and Torture
Minor: Cursing and Grief
gemleigh's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Gore, and Murder
kelskiiz's review
challenging
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Murder, Torture, Body horror, and Violence
Minor: Police brutality
jmeyers888's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I enjoyed this book. The writing was good, the main character was likable, and the word it was set in was very interesting with a strong dystopian vibe. It had an Orwell’s 1984 feel to it. I like the introduction of the word. The Authors didn’t explain the word and why it is the way it is, but rather the reader is given bits and pieces from the character mentioning things, as if the reader is supposed to know/is from that world as well. The writing for this however is done in a way where it doesn’t feel like I’m picking up the second book in a series by mistake. Instead, just enough is given in order to keep you grounded in that world while you attempt to fill in the blanks as to how this world works.
Why not 5 stars?
The story is sad, and does have a lot of content that many would consider absolute no goes to read about, such as graphic descriptions of mutated children who had been murdered and displayed. If you have issues with those sorts of things, I strongly suggest you avoid this book. I was able to tolerate it because fortunately, the crime was not described, just the aftermath. That being said, I felt the amount of time spent on describing the horrific crime scenes was a bit too much. Another reason for a decrease in stars is simply because I wanted a bit more of information on the villain of the story. I felt it left me guessing too much, and I needed a bit more context.
Why not 5 stars?
The story is sad, and does have a lot of content that many would consider absolute no goes to read about, such as graphic descriptions of mutated children who had been murdered and displayed. If you have issues with those sorts of things, I strongly suggest you avoid this book. I was able to tolerate it because fortunately, the crime was not described, just the aftermath. That being said, I felt the amount of time spent on describing the horrific crime scenes was a bit too much. Another reason for a decrease in stars is simply because I wanted a bit more of information on the villain of the story. I felt it left me guessing too much, and I needed a bit more context.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Violence, Death, and Gun violence
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Torture
kottman's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Child death, Death of parent, Gore, and Murder
Minor: Police brutality
emmasrambles's review
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, and Vomit