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A review by _fallinglight_
Black Water by D.J. MacHale
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
2021 reread
Personally this is a 4.5⭐ read like I'd wanna give it a 5 but there's something that's missing that makes it a little not perfect to me and it's something that's remained unchanged on this reread. I think making the story derivative (?) of Planet of the Apes kinda deflated me to enjoy it so completely. Also going back again with two different groups of people (or rather gars and klees) and one enslaving the other and all that felt regressive in terms of quality bc the conflict could have been different and more creative something new, you know? But I still enjoyed everything even when some things really didn't sell it for me. And Boon is honestly my favorite character here!! He reminds me so much of Alder ❤️ and I loved Courtney and Mark too. And Kasha's little revenge on Durgen was wild and I loved it! And what can I say about Saint Dane, he was exquisite here and truly showed how he's a master puppeteer villain. Saint Dane makes these books a delight to read and at points even root for him to win, why lie? 😆
Personally this is a 4.5⭐ read like I'd wanna give it a 5 but there's something that's missing that makes it a little not perfect to me and it's something that's remained unchanged on this reread. I think making the story derivative (?) of Planet of the Apes kinda deflated me to enjoy it so completely. Also going back again with two different groups of people (or rather gars and klees) and one enslaving the other and all that felt regressive in terms of quality bc the conflict could have been different and more creative something new, you know? But I still enjoyed everything even when some things really didn't sell it for me. And Boon is honestly my favorite character here!! He reminds me so much of Alder ❤️ and I loved Courtney and Mark too. And Kasha's little revenge on Durgen was wild and I loved it! And what can I say about Saint Dane, he was exquisite here and truly showed how he's a master puppeteer villain. Saint Dane makes these books a delight to read and at points even root for him to win, why lie? 😆
Content Warnings
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Vomit