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reading__redhead's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Biphobia, Body horror, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Murder, Outing, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
gloomybear_jazz'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? No
4.75
Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Gun violence
Minor: Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
spaghettii'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
Moderate: Biphobia, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
ronan900'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Death, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Drug use, Gore, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Bullying, Vomit, and Abandonment
planner5002'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
3.75
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Vomit
Minor: Bullying and Suicidal thoughts
This book is about a pandemic, and it doesn’t hesitate to use gore. It’s a good read, but anyone squeamish whose worried about getting triggered by the content might not want to read it.davidbythebay'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? It's complicated
5.0
I was kept guessing from page 1 about what was going to happen next. Some things did happen as I hoped/predicted, even if not in the way I originally thought. Other things came out of nowhere. No matter what, it was intense in all the best ways. I legitimately YELLED at the book at one point - no spoilers! - and pleaded with the author as though I was Annie Wilkes in Misery. Had things not gone to my satisfaction, I don't know if I wouldn't have gone full Wilkes. Thankfully, things worked out better than I could have hoped.
The pacing of the book made me hesitant a good amount of the time. It flew by to the point where what I thought the ending was going to be would have occurred only 50% of the way through the book. Yup. I was convinced that the story arch was one particular thing and that it was being resolved at 50%. I was pleased to see that there was some legs to the second half of the book - and I do mean a nice set of legs. It was almost like this was two books combined into one in that there were almost two different plots that were seamlessly and masterfully stitched together. Brown's book doesn't feel like two books smashed together. At the 50% mark I started wondering where we were going to go next. The second half naturally came out of the first half and transitioned smoothly.
Brown skillfully maintained the tension and begged the reader to turn the page. There was not a stray word nor a stray moment in this piece. I have to say, this was a masterful M-M Romance. Hope and the discovery of what love and what makes a home is the center of this novel. I have discovered a new book that I have fallen in love with. I hope that this author, whom I now adore immensely, will write again in the future. Whether it be in this universe or another, I want to see more from Erik J. Brown!
WARNINGS: Be of the mindset that you can handle discussions of a deadly super flu, detailed descriptions of illness and deaths, violence, some gore, death of family and loved ones, homophobia, and medical discussions.
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Gore, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Suicide
captainoliimar'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
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Misogyny, Racism, Torture, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Stalking, Outing, Colonisation, and Classism
esm_359'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: Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Terminal illness, and Mass/school shootings
Minor: Racism and Sexism
jenarae'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
3.75
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Vomit, and Medical content
Minor: Bullying, Hate crime, and Religious bigotry
dusksolace's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Bullying, Homophobia, and Vomit