booksthatburn's review against another edition
I found myself much less interested in the the story than in the first book. I'm still uneasy with some of the character choices I mentioned in the first book's review and I couldn't tell when or if they would be resolved. Ultimately, while I'm unable to pin down exactly what I don't like about this book, trying to make myself finish it resulted in a period of several days where I barely read anything and could only handle re-reads. As soon as I officially DNF'd this I was able to read other stuff again. For me, that's enough.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Blood, Violence, Death, and Mental illness
Moderate: Trafficking, Child abuse, Sexual content, Classism, Misogyny, Transphobia, Medical content, Cursing, Fatphobia, Dysphoria, Medical trauma, Torture, Xenophobia, Terminal illness, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Body shaming, Blood, and Gore
Minor: Abandonment, Excrement, Self harm, Pandemic/Epidemic, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Confinement
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