steffiraquel's review against another edition
The hypocrisy is having a half-black main character be saved by a white man in dreads and him not be 'chased by the hive' for his cultural appropriation is lost on me, until I realized the authors are both white. Also abortion is NOT funny, I'm a strong believer in only joking about your own trauma and not someone else's. Not only that, I understand what the purpose of the hive is and that hurt people are usually the perpetrators, but I agree with consequences coming from things you put out into the world, only I'd prefer something along the lines of educating rather than dragging someone.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying
Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Racism, Sexism, Violence, and Abortion
Minor: Death of parent
_mack_jack_'s review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
tense
fast-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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abortion, Blood, Death of parent, and Rape
hamfanjay's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
For someone who doesn’t care for dystopian books, I quite liked this book. It kept me engaged and had some twists and turns that I was not expecting. I do however think that it would be told better in 1st person as opposed to 3rd. I also feel like this book would make an excellent movie.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abortion, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic friendship, and Violence
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