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inkshadows's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Bullying, Gun violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
chris_reads'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
4.25
Moderate: Bullying, Gun violence, and Kidnapping
Minor: Blood, Excrement, and Alcohol
itsreirei's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Kidnapping
Moderate: Gun violence and Violence
Minor: Bullying, Blood, and Alcohol
aklovekorn'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
4.25
Moderate: Bullying, Gun violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail
kuri's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Alcohol
Moderate: Excrement
amberinpieces's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Excrement, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Alcohol
veganecurrywurst's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Kerstin Gier schafft es echt tolle schlagfertige weibliche Hauptcharaktere zu schreiben, die realistisch sind.
Was ich auch häufig an YA-Büchern kristisiere ist, dass männliche Hauptcharaktere sich oft in moralischen Grauzonenen bewegen. Das ist bei Kerstin Gier nicht so. Die Charaktere sind zwar manchmal arrogant oder gemein, aber nicht mehr als die üblichen Teenager sind. Man hat nicht, dass Gefühl das Charaktere etwas absolut moralisch Verwerfliches tun.
Toll fand ich auch, dass hier angesprochen wurde das viele Schätzte (hier der Diamant) unrechtmäßig in die Hände Europas und die von Oligarchen gelangt ist.
Ein Kritikpunkt: asiatisch ist kein Beschreibungsmerkmal für das Aussehen. Der asiatische Kontinenent wird von Menschen verschiedener Ethnien bewohnt (indisch, russisch, japanisch, koreanisch). Das auf einen Typ zu stereotypisieren ist falsch. Man kann Charaktere auch anders beschreiben.
Abschließend möchte ich noch auf eine Sache hinweisen: EAT THE RICH. Es gibt keinen Menschen der ohne Ausbeutung und Korruption an seine Milliarden gekommen ist.
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Violence, Kidnapping, and Classism
Moderate: Gun violence and Blood
Minor: Alcohol
massivepizzacrust's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Gun violence and Violence
Moderate: Bullying and Kidnapping
kathabooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Gun violence, Blood, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Classism
bexi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
It takes place around the last week of Christmas up to the first week of January, but there's not a huge emphasis on the holidays. I would definitely recommend it for a general winter read, or if you're looking for a holiday read that's more subtle.
The romance was a little cringey for me at a few points as an adult reader, but I still thought it was cute and it didn't hinder my enjoyment of the book.
Overall, the audiobook narrator did a great job bringing the characters to life with all the different accents, but I sometimes found the accents she used for the main character and a few of the side characters hard to understand (German or Swiss I think?). I had to listen to most of the book at a reduced speed to understand it. There were also a lot of characters to keep track of, which I find difficult to do when listening to audiobooks.
Moderate: Bullying and Kidnapping
Minor: Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail