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swalk's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
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? It's complicated
4.5
An original and exciting apocalyptic novel. I would recommend this for anyone that likes zombie or survival books, this is such a fun twist on the idea.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, and Gore
Moderate: Death and Violence
dani_reviews's review
I couldn’t bring myself to like or care about any of these characters, plus it doesn’t feel very feminist to refer to other women as “too heavy” or immediately kill off a pregnant woman .
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Body horror, Cursing, Vomit, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, and Miscarriage
Minor: Vomit and Fatphobia
carolibrary's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- 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
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Vomit, Body horror, Racism, Sexual harassment, Miscarriage, and Misogyny
Moderate: Pregnancy
emilyrainsford's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
4.5
Oh my god. Or should I say, Goddess.
This book was WILD and then that ENDING and now I have to wait until *2023*??? <heavy breathing>
I have never read this author before - I was vaguely aware she has written some books that I thought were YA vampy stuff?? So I pulled this off my Kindle list without reading the blurb or anything and it starts out pretty tame - okay some teachers are leaving a conference, whatever, let's see where this goes *BOOM* all of a sudden zero to one hundred so fast this book gets INTENSE! Like disintegrating bodies and a fairly graphic stillbirth and maternal death scene intense. Holy cow, and then you just buckle in for the ride.
So basically some kind of apocalypse happens and a green mist comes that kills men pretty graphically, but gives women super powers. After the world is hit by this madness, basically the book is about this group of teachers and a few others they find along the way, trying to survive in a post apocalyptic wasteland, while also trying to understand this weird mist and the changes it has made to their own selves.
I found this book pretty unputdownable. I really enjoyed it. I loved that the main characters were women in their 30s and 40s. I loved the interesting dynamics between them all, especially with the character of Karen (exactly what you think, but also not - the idea of really playing on the misogynist "Karen" stereotype but then adding complexity and nuance was *chef's kiss*).
This is definitely a novel with a strong feminist undertone, and at times it felt a little self conscious in its wokeness. But hey man, an effort was made and I'm not gonna pick it apart for that.
Above all, it was just a bloody good read. I actually loved it and did I mention THE ENDING omg I am not okay. I will be checking out the rest of the author's back catalogue now!
This book was WILD and then that ENDING and now I have to wait until *2023*??? <heavy breathing>
I have never read this author before - I was vaguely aware she has written some books that I thought were YA vampy stuff?? So I pulled this off my Kindle list without reading the blurb or anything and it starts out pretty tame - okay some teachers are leaving a conference, whatever, let's see where this goes *BOOM* all of a sudden zero to one hundred so fast this book gets INTENSE! Like disintegrating bodies and a fairly graphic stillbirth and maternal death scene intense. Holy cow, and then you just buckle in for the ride.
So basically some kind of apocalypse happens and a green mist comes that kills men pretty graphically, but gives women super powers. After the world is hit by this madness, basically the book is about this group of teachers and a few others they find along the way, trying to survive in a post apocalyptic wasteland, while also trying to understand this weird mist and the changes it has made to their own selves.
I found this book pretty unputdownable. I really enjoyed it. I loved that the main characters were women in their 30s and 40s. I loved the interesting dynamics between them all, especially with the character of Karen (exactly what you think, but also not - the idea of really playing on the misogynist "Karen" stereotype but then adding complexity and nuance was *chef's kiss*).
This is definitely a novel with a strong feminist undertone, and at times it felt a little self conscious in its wokeness. But hey man, an effort was made and I'm not gonna pick it apart for that.
Above all, it was just a bloody good read. I actually loved it and did I mention THE ENDING omg I am not okay. I will be checking out the rest of the author's back catalogue now!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Violence
Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, Cursing, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Vomit
Stillbirth Death in childbirth Child loss
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