A review by bibicornxx
Purple Hearts by Michael Grant

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

this book really drives home the idea that in war all rules are off. even if theyre universally accepted rules, they are still cast aside to make room for the absolutely evil of conflict. 
this book also played around with me, as several times we are introduced to new characters now that Rios squad was depleting in numbers, and i could never tell which of them would live and which would die.

i almost cried at the ending. after 3 books of hellish war, seeing the characters settled and happy was so relieving. And Geer becoming a social activist because of Pang hit me in the feels so hard it hurt.

upon further reflection the rating has been bumped because i cant stop thinking about this series and want to read it again.