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luminousbluebells's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Fatphobia, Gore, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Rape
kthrasher's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
bigcandle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This was a very fun read. Tudor is so good at keeping you on your toes by pulling you in and out of different plot points by switching point of view or time period. I read it in a day on my train ride, and I'm glad I did!
I think it was, at times, a bit overwhelming how many characters were packed into the scenarios, and how similar a lot of their modes of speaking were. This improved with time but, overall, a bit more diversity could have made things more interesting. Having read two of her books, I'm noticing Tudor definitely has a preference for sort of moody, emotionally dysfunctional, often analytical, traumatised characters who don't have much time or sympathy for others around them. They're flawed characters and purposefully so, but it would be good to see a bit more range in personality. Meg and Hannah's characters did develop and become more well rounded as things unfolded.
Overall - fucking fun and a good bit of horror sci-fi. It's fucked up, action-packed and very tense.
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Incest, Rape, and Slavery
_thugbug_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexism
k_a_t_y'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Child death and Cursing
Minor: Animal death, Racism, and Vomit
nialiversuch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
matthewosborne's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Car accident, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic
corikane's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Blood
thursdd4y's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, and Fire/Fire injury
chainsawheartbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
The story is separated into three different narratives and all of them have different strengths, and sometimes weaknesses. But even when I was less fussed about that particular narrative I still wanted to keep reading to find out what happened.
This book isn’t a typical dystopian horror, there’s so much to it, and although a part of me suspected certain things, I still had way more questions than answers until the end.
I never expected to get through this as fast as I did, but I just couldn’t put it down.
Perfect for a blustering, cold winter night, when the wind is whistling and you just can’t seem to shift that chill in your bones.
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Self harm, Terminal illness, Vomit, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and War
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual assault