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viacrow's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Classism
orchidlilly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Xenophobia, Dementia, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
marisbockshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
lucilaroife's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy
Minor: Animal cruelty, Drug use, and Gun violence
vanesst's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, and Animal death
parisreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Vomit, Trafficking, Medical trauma, and War
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, and Alcohol
valereads's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I'll begin with the positives; I appreciate the way Collins discusses how the trauma from the events of the first book has affected the protagonists and the accurate and thoughtful way it is portrayed (with a couple of exceptions). In addition the feeling of hopelessness Collins creates in the reader even when you know where the series is going, felt real and all-consuming in parts of the first half.
The pacing of this book was off. The first half was boring and tedious, enough that I gave up 1/3 of the way in on my first read through. The second half is much more fast paced but forgettable and never seems to be going anywhere until the end and the ending was weak.
Continuing from the first book, the romantic relationships were once again one of the weakest aspects of this novel. The only reason I do not consider them the weakest part overall is because the rest of this book was lacking.
Honestly, I can't say I recommend this book unless you really want to read on to Mockingjay.
Content warnings: animal death, death, gore, violence, medical content, police brutality, violence, addiction, alcoholism, animal cruelty, child death, ableism, drug abuse, drug use, slavery, suicidal thoughts, torture
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, and Medical content
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Animal cruelty
Minor: Ableism, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture
anne311's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Grief
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Suicide
Minor: Mental illness and Kidnapping