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24carrotgay'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Dementia
Minor: Child death
colorwired's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
clovetra'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? No
3.0
i really liked the grimy vibe of this book. idk what more to say about that it had a real edgy vibe that i liked.
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Murder, Alcohol, and Colonisation
Moderate: Confinement, Rape, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
lpdx'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? No
4.5
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism
Moderate: Gore, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Grief, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Child death, Confinement, Racism, and Death of parent
amd2001's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.75
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
moriahleigh'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? It's complicated
3.5
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy
dancefaery's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, and War
zombiezami's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Incest and Fire/Fire injury
noodlebooknook'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
3.0
There are some really strong parts of this novel. But overall the narrative felt a bit flat and not as memorable as I was hoping for.
First of all the premise itself is interesting, the idea that oil is essentially no longer bountiful is a very real reality for future gens. As well as the idea of a female commune that also are kind of vigilantes/kill men to survive, pretty fascinating.
I think the convergence of multiple POVs is also such a great narrative device where we can see so many different sides of the story.
I think in general the writing style was very strong, especially for a debut novel.
Some critiques:
- the middle of the novel is sort of a blur for me, it was just kind of meh and because of that nothing stood out as important to remember.
- the pacing was a bit weird (I understand this may be a series so that could be why) but the first half of the book felt a lot slower paced than the last half
- some of the POVs were much stronger than the other ones and I found myself not as enthralled by each POV
Overall it was a pretty decent dystopian story that had a lot of potential for future books set in this world that could be even better, I would recommend it if you can get over the issues I mentioned above.
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
kaykaysbookshelf's review against another edition
3.5
This dystopian novel was an interesting read! It took me a while to get invested in the story and understand what was happening. The three povs was interesting and around the 75% mark was when they peaked. I also appreciated the way they ended up intersecting. I was shoveling snow while listening to the audiobook and it def added to the cold winter setting, recommend doing that if you can lol
Overall, I wish the ending was less open-ended but I enjoyed the story.
Spice: strong themes surrounding sex, but any actual scenes are written more romantically/lyrically. Romance is not a focus in this story. Check content notes.
Graphic: Misogyny
Moderate: Sexual assault and Blood