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kayceeisbookish's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
spatterson7's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Genocide, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Vomit, Grief, and Alcohol
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
hanschub's review
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment
Minor: Rape
ninchita's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual assault
happygolucky47'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? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Grief, and War
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
summercampcrush's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
While Pestilence wasn’t written to be incredibly plot driven, the MCs seem to be constantly facing down a new near death experience that shifts their perspectives of each other and themselves. War had almost none of that suspense built into the story, bc War OP af imo.
We are given enough information to know that Pestilence takes place 5 years after modern life basically grinds to a halt.
Which is why I’d categorize this book at late-stage apocalypse. It’s unclear but hinted that Famine takes place 5-10 years after War, and at least 22-25 years after everything starts shutting down. Which means the FMC is the first of the series who hasn’t known the world of before. I do wish that the author took a little more advantage of that fact. However, seeing as these are basically character driven books with fairly isolated POVs, the world building is admittedly scant - and there’s not much to be done about that w/o shifting the authors intent.
Moderate: Body horror
Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Torture
So far I’d rank the 3 books so far: 🥇Pestilence (4.25/5) 🥈Famine (3.0/5) 🥉War (2.5/5)queerloras's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
viktoriann's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
devilbunny6's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Cursing, Sexual assault, Vomit, Death of parent, and Alcohol
mattiedancer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
- Fans of ACOTAR and dystopian societies
- Someone looking for a romance with an intriguing plot
- Those who like fantasy/apocalyptic novels that centre on romance
- Readers who like (or don’t mind) a bit of spice, but not just spice
- Those who liked and loved the first and second books (but maybe take a break between so it’s not too fresh)
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Pregnancy