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othersociologist's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Domestic abuse
Minor: Child death, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts
astoriareader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
- Set in the UK.
- With fear of nation security and cyber terrorism, people, called Minders, have classified information implanted into their brains.
- Although it isn’t advertised as a sequel, it is apparently set in same world as Mars’ previous novels, The One & The Passengers.
- I had at least read The One, but based on what I have seen others write, I think this likely would have been better if I also read The Passengers first, too.
- This is the third book I’ve read by Mars, and my first two reads by him were both 4-5 stars each. Unfortunately, this is the weakest one I have read by him so far.
- The premise was cool, but I didn’t particularly connect with any of the characters. It was an overwhelmingly meh / okay read. Nothing very memorable about it. Ending wasn’t great.
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy
mairi99'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Self harm, Kidnapping, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
Minor: Vomit and Suicide attempt
annierosebel's review against another edition
4.5
Overall, this was some of the best like adult near-future fiction I've read I think. There was enough grounded detail for it to feel believable even though the concept is so wild.
I also found it easy to keep track of lots of characters, which is a testament to the book bc I often struggle with that!
It lost half a star because I felt like the end came tumbling all at once. The story was driving along and then suddenly there was a crescendo and it was done. I would've liked the pace to pick up a little earlier, as I was starting to get a tiny bit bogged down.
It was very violent, but not unnecessarily so.
Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Miscarriage
maggieparedesauthor'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: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
booksandcoffeewithlexi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Self harm, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy
rinku'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? No
3.0
Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Torture, and Death of parent
unablelemon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Murder
Moderate: Self harm
Minor: Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Vomit
deepfriedcynic's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
The big difference between Passengers and the other two is that the vast majority of the plot takes place during the same day; while the book has the same multitude of POVs as The One and The Minders, and each character has their own particular drama, the story never has the opportunity to stray too far from the fact that each of them is in imminent danger. I think this consistent feeling of urgency is both something I personally need to be invested in a thriller novel, and something severely lacking here.
Not only did I spend most of my time reading this book bored and wondering what the point of literally anything that was happening was, by the 75% mark I was so annoyed by every single character that I didn’t care if any of them survived. It felt more like five separate and equally uninteresting plots than five parts of any kind of cohesive whole. It seems harsh to say I only finished this book because I paid full price for it, but unfortunately it’s also true.
Graphic: Self harm, Suicide, and Violence
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Child death, Kidnapping, and Grief
erinmur's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Suicide
Minor: Self harm