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jackbifrost's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abandonment, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Animal death, Suicide, and Murder
Minor: Racial slurs
teabex'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? No
4.5
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Cursing, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, and Pregnancy
Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Suicide, Medical content, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
cryosphinx'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
My mom got the series for me for Christmas and DEMANDED I read it because I like me some post-apocalyptic novels, not so much vampires but I rolled with it.
What I did like is that this book gives you the moments that led up to the end of the world before jumping forward ~100 years after the fallout. I didn't mind the time skip that much, or the even larger one that comes and goes (because it still makes sense) but the book really slogs when that time skip happens. I understand that Cronin needed to world build the colony but it was hard to keep track of all the new characters, who they were, and who was important. It's just jarring because the pre-apocalypse does the same thing: a ton of characters and who is important and who does what. Then we time skip, dump all those characters, and do it all over.
The book itself could have probably been edited down shorter. Some of sections where the POV changes to one of the other characters spends more time than necessary building a character who ultimately isn't a plot critical character.
I did enjoy the ending sections where the POV changes and gives insight into some the mysteries, but ultimately, some mysteries are left unsolved like
So yes, it gets real slow and boring in some parts but I think it was worth plowing throigh to get some of.the more exciting parts and a lot of the prose IS really good.
Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Murder, Pregnancy, and War
Minor: Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Suicide, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
tealightfultomes'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
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Suicide, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
minanonim's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Vomit
lupitabaeyongo'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
emp93'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: Gore, Blood, and War
meganpbennett's review against another edition
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
bookcaptivated'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? No
3.75
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Death of parent
Moderate: Murder and Pregnancy
Minor: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, and Vomit
kkarinh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Sexual content, Medical content, Dementia, and Pregnancy