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Alice in Borderland, #2 by Haro Aso

3 reviews

lovelymisanthrope's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• 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? Yes

3.5

I picked this up as part of my continuation of this series. 

“Alice in Borderland, Vol. 2” continues to follow Arisu and his friends as they try to figure out how to survive Borderland. Chota’s and Shibuki’s visas are going to expire, so the gang has to enter a new competition. Unfortunately, the gang learns that Borderland is ruthless, and not everyone will make it out alive. 

This volume was intense. I do not want to spoil too much, but my heart broke for Arisu. 

This volume also introduces a new setting: the Beach. This is a cult-like place where they are trying to work together to get one person out of Borderland alive. I am interested to see where this goes because the story has now introduced a myriad of new characters. It also ended in a pretty big cliffhanger, so I am curious to see what resolution is going to happen in volume 3. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

ninahuynh's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

Wow! The volume was longer than expected and so much plot has moved forward. It reminds me dystopian films where an "elite group" has been made by a group of long-standing survivors who try to create some sort of order by the ranks within the group.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual content

Minor: Drug use

c_lde's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

Minor: Drug use and Alcohol