Scan barcode
abigail_moffat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, Abandonment, and War
Moderate: Child abuse, Torture, and Grief
abicaro17'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, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
dlsmk'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
3.75
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
abbyycadabbyy's review against another edition
3.5
All my opinions on the characters still stand form the first book. I LOVE Warner and Kenji. HATE Adam. And I think Juliette is too dramatic. Also I kinda feel like Castle is useless, he is just kinda there and doesn’t really add anything as far as the plot goes.
I love political fantasy, especially if they have to do with war. Maybe it was because this book isn’t a fantasy, but I didn’t love it.
I feel like these are romance books with a subplot of dystopian. I don’t really feel like much of the politics or really anything is focused on more than the romance. It’s not a bad thing, just not really what I was expecting.
I think this book is a little too long for my liking. It was definitely a lot longer then it needed to be. The author could have taken 50-100 pages off and it still would have been good.
The war. It was like 3 chapters then it was over. The war should have been more elaborate, it’s a whole war for gods sake. You could have taken out some of the interactions with Adam or Castle, and talked more about the war. I don’t know I feel like the war was an afterthought where as the relationships with Juliette wasn’t.
Like I said If a lot of little things were done differently the book had potential to be a really good book.
Graphic: Death and War
Moderate: Kidnapping
Minor: Child abuse and Abandonment
andrineols1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Blood, Abandonment, and War
vickeyreads'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I really liked the scenes between Warner and Juliette more.
I also liked the new characters introduced particularly Brendan and Winston. The sisters or “the girls” are pretty good characters ig but didn’t stand out too much tbh other than being a plot device. I LOVE Kenji in this book glad we got to see him more 😍
I loved seeing more Warner too 😍 this book made him one of my favorite characters.
Though here’s what I didn’t like.
I felt like Adam was too dramatic in this book like he’s just dumb and has no reason to act the way he does half the time 🤷♀️
Like he’s not at all understanding of why Juliette feels the way he feels just only cares about what he wants which annoys me sm.
Juliette is also Dramatic tbh 🙄🙄🙄 it’s so annoying cuz we’re in her pov the whole book so it’s dumber when she is.
I found pretty much most of Castle’s scenes to be boring with a few exceptions 🤷♀️
I’m excited to read the next book still because I wanna see more Warner and Kenji but hopefully in a better state (if Yk Yk).
To be honest, the book was too long and I didn’t rly enjoy the location of the book 🤷♀️
Graphic: War
Moderate: Child abuse and Abandonment
Minor: Sexual content and Kidnapping
meeklovestoread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I also would like to state that I felt this book did Warner's gradual redemption arc better than his novella did. Don't get me wrong Warner is still a psycho because of the fact that
Although it's still going to take a little more for me to view him as a variable love interest for Juliette, I am starting to see the Aaron Warner appeal and hopefully, it just gets better from here. Especially considering it's obvious the author planned to make Juliette + Warner canon from the jump considering that in all their scenes in this book, their chemistry is off the charts.
I felt the ending created a great set-up for the next book. I will definitely be continuing.
(also, I just wanted to add a little note about Castle. I feel like his behavior throughout the entire book was also justified especially in regards to Juliette. She really can be too self-involved sometimes and thinks she can do no wrong because of how passive she is. Like girl, no!)
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Blood, Grief, and War
Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
rokinjaguar's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, and Abandonment
Minor: Sexual content and Suicidal thoughts
graceev's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Abandonment, and War
deedee1990'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
5.0
You are on a rollercoaster and I started the book hating one of the characters to really being on their team by the end!
It ends on such a cliffhanger so can’t wait to continue the series!
Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, and Abandonment