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Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth

6 reviews

mi_chlo's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Grief

felinity's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Don't go into this thinking you'll get something like Divergent. It's not. Chosen Ones is dark, more challenging, and definitely not intended for the YA market. From the beginning it almost seems like Roth is trying to make that point, so do expect some language, somewhat more human (broken, slightly unlovable) characters, and choices between bad and less-bad.

The story unfolds through flashbacks, reports and stories as well as the experiences of the Chosen Ones, and really seems to explore this concept: what does that mean? What happens afterwarss?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Violence and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content

nee_cole's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction and Sexual content

elle_dee's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

nutm3g's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

Chosen Ones was an enjoyable read, and it felt as if Veronica Roth as grown as a writer since her Divergent series days. I personally MUCH preferred this book to that series as a whole. Chosen Ones plays around with the idea of what exactly is a "chosen one" and the idea that it truly is not set in stone as a single person (or group of persons), but rather on who simply succeeds when the time comes. Basically, it subverts the chosen one trope while also bringing up the idea of what happens next. This book explored how these kids were affected and the trauma they carried into their adult lives as a result of risking their lives as children for the sake of the world. Chosen Ones also touched on the idea that a savior truly has to be morally grey in order to survive. I also enjoyed how the 3 Parts of the novel were split in very distinct ways to the setting, which is all I can say without spoiling anything. I am not sure if Veronica will decide to actually turn this into a series, and it truthfully works perfectly as a standalone novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

Minor: Domestic abuse, Racism, and Religious bigotry

foreverinastory's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Violence, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting