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onefineelephant's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
3/10. It was pretty bad. The love interest, Sarah, had no personality at all and essentially only existed for the main character. Also, the main character, Number 4/John had no personality either. What are the chances that the closest inhabitable planet in the entire universe has aliens that look exactly like humans but have superpowers? Additionally, what are the chances that John's superpowers are being immune to fire and then his girlfriend is the only person out of 150 drunk teenagers who gets trapped in the burning building? Also, the villains are just pure evil with no redeeming qualities which is not my preference. I am also so mad that Henri, the only adult in the book and John's only family, dies in the battle. I am also mad that Sam just abandons his mom at the end of the book when she has nobody but him and his dad disappeared too. There are just so many questions left unanswered at the end of the book and I'm pretty sure these never get answered even though there are more books in the series. Like why was John just not allowed to know that they had a chimaera pet? Why was Mark involved in the battle in the first place? What were the secrets that Henri was keeping from John about the original invasion?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, and Alcohol
rachelditty's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Not the direction I expected this book to go when I first read its description, but pleasantly surprising nonetheless. I found myself liking the side characters more than the main characters, but that isn't to say I disliked any of them. The action was slow at times, which is to be expected, but even during the climax of the story things seemed to drag on a bit. Overall, entertaining with enjoyable characters and an interesting story line. On to book two!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Blood
Moderate: Violence and Grief
Minor: Bullying and Medical content