brittanylee0302's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Abandonment, Murder, Blood, Death, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts
ftishkevich'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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death and Gore
_justagremlin_'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Medical content, Body horror, Death, and Blood
clrouse's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Minor: Blood, Murder, Medical content, Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Death of parent, Gore, and Abandonment
bluejayreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.0
Graphic: Death, Body horror, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gun violence, Suicide, and Gore
Minor: Death of parent
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terminal illnesscait's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Moderate: Abandonment, War, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Suicide, Gun violence, Death, Cursing, Confinement, Blood, and Body horror
rosyeehaw'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? No
4.25
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gore, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Suicide
dlrosebyh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Blood, Body horror, and Violence
Moderate: Chronic illness
Minor: Suicide, Addiction, and Medical content
carmexfiend's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
My only quibble is that the premise lost a lot of its spark for me once it's confirmed that the contagion is
Spoiler
bacteria that causes most people to become zombies and some people to get super-powers like super-speed and telepathySpoiler
. It was partly expected but it became a little hard to believe. But it is a action YA so I can't really fault it.Graphic: Blood, Body horror, and Death
Minor: Suicide, Medical content, and Addiction
Explanation for the blood, body horror, and death warnings:Spoiler
This book has zombies that are created by an alien pathogen. The transformation is explicitly painful and involves a lot of blood and convulsions. The zombies do not have any of their original personalities left.Spoiler
kiya136's review against another edition
- 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: Blood, Cursing, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Violence