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bookscatcoffee's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
snowhite197's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, and Death of parent
sbox's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Gore, Suicide, and War
Minor: Excrement
mzy42'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? No
3.75
Graphic: Death and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder
maddie_can_read'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
After about the 40% mark, I felt like it started to drag, get a bit convoluted, confusing, over-explained (but also some parts not explained enough). I feel like it's better to leave some mystery if the explanation is confusing/ murky/ not great. I think the difference between Shift and Wool might be because the first novel was originally a collection of several novellas combined? I think Shift would have benefited from being a lot shorter/ tighter. Shift just didn't fit together as nicely as Wool did.
I'm looking forward to seeing what Dust does to wrap things up.
I enjoyed the Donald/ Troy reveal but while interesting it wasn't surprising.
I wish the love between Donald and his wife had been more detailed/ believable because it didn't seem to make sense why Donald was so upset at loosing her (enough to kill) when it seemed like he was almost about to cheat on her at the beginning. I feel like I didn't understand why Donald was angry enough to kill, especially like the only ally/ person he liked from the before times. This was disappointing because I thought the depiction of romance in the first novel was pretty good.
I also wished we had seen more of the impact that murdering had on Donald and Jimmy. Especially Donald because he seemed so blase about it!
Also wished the Mission plotline had connected more? While I absolutely loved seeing the twist of them being reset, it felt like it should've connected more? Also did not get how they were reset.
Graphic: Gore, Suicide, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Excrement, Medical content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual violence
hownovelofher's review against another edition
- 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
The characters in this book were not super-likable, but tolerable. Anna and Donald kind of infuriated me. Donald being such a pushover for 3/4 of the book was a real drag. He was pretty lifeless until the end, and honestly I still don't really understand his motivations and his intentions are a little unclear to me.
Still, I'm enjoying this series a lot and I just started the next book and am looking forward to seeing how this story concludes.
OH, also...the entire story about Solo, is utterly heartbreaking. You've been warned.
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Grief
lpdx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
rhgrimes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death and Violence
Moderate: Murder and War
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
pulleamurmeli's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Pandemic/Epidemic
sophieamreacher's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail