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All of Our Demise by C.L. Herman, Amanda Foody

29 reviews

christinereads1823's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Excellent follow-up with high stakes, lots of plot, and even more character development. Foody and Herman's writing is so evocative and gripping that I read this book in one sitting, staying up until 2am to finish!
Also. Bisexual Alistair means so much to me and I love him with my whole entire heart.
Gavin
and I will share the presidency of his fan club.

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awkwardcrayon24's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0


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aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

I still love Alistair a ton (and his brother and their relationship). Alistair is not a monster and I stand by that 1000%. He's best boy I don't care haha I started to like Briony a lot more and liked seeing her relationship with her sister change/progress. I don't really care for Isobel anymore in this one unlike in the first book I seemed to like her. I now love Gavin and his progression (I'm a sucker for tragic characters growing). Reed was a little interesting but still not a fave. Finley is just meh/forgettable (looking back at my review for the first book I didnt even mention Finley. To me he's kind of a throw away character). I really enjoyed all the characters growth and how this curse breaking was playing out. I am both incredibly happy and incredibly sad about the ending though and what happened with the survivors.
if any of them had to die why Briony instead of Finley?? Finley doesn't even get his own POV chapters! Who gives a shit about him besides Briony šŸ˜­ like I get she would do anything to break the curse but still

I only really cared for 1 of the romances and was only invested in that one. Like it made me cry a little I was so in love with that love. The other romances I could take or leave tbh.
I loved how this progressed, and it's a great duology. If you like Battle Royale and The Hunger Games, this could def be for you especially if you like a tiny bit of dark fantasy/magic. One of the best duologies I've read so far because the sequel is just as good as, if not a wee bit better than, the first. I would say I'd love to see this as a movie, but I don't want that to happen considering how the film industry fumbled the character casting for so many book turned film adaptations. I would def read more from the author/s because I just loved this duology so much. I might have to actually buy the books I liked them that much

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conlmar's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

Great conclusion to the duology, just as frustrating and tragic and sympathetic as the first. Takes the darkness of the setting and circumstances seriously. Felt like I needed a rom-com after finishing it. 

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ohennui's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75


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styxx's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

2.5


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bookeduntil's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-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

5.0


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aseel_reads's review against another edition

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dark medium-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

I really liked how they ended the tournament and just all the little character dynamics 

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bnntt's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense medium-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

4.0

Slow burn, enemies to lovers, fight to the death, shady adults

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ib31's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

I loved this book. It's hard to say, but I think this book was even  better than the first book (All of Us Villians). The world and characters were well thought out and it showed how family can influence our thinking. No one was truely good or evil, which humanizes them a lot . The romance was on point and well integrated into the story. The ending destroyed me
Briony's death, Hendry's death, AlistairĖ‹s and Gavin's battle , but of course finally they kissed(so cute <3)
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I would say the ending isn't a typical real happy ending, but it fits the book and the story that is told. The trails and their connections to the families were really interesting. I liked how magick and fairy tales were incorporated into the story. All in all, this book was one of the best I've read. 
 
The only thing I would have wished for was that perhaps more important people would have died, since it's supposed to be a tournament about life and death. I think for that just a few died, but at the same time maybe that was for the better  (Idk if I could handle that).
I also kinda hoped maybe the crown would still fall, and someone would be tempted to be cruel and to win the tournament for themselves
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