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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
reflective
medium-paced
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Violence, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Kidnapping, Gaslighting
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I have SO many mixed feelings on this book!!!!!
Firstly the concept is so promising: 5 chosen ones plucked from childhood to face the ‘dark one and when the manage to defeat him they are left with a childhood filled with PTSD, anxiety and have to deal with sexism and racism on a daily basis. I love the morally grey characters the divert to (small spoiler) other magical universes BUT (and it’s a big but...
The pacing is so off- the first two parts are kind of a slog of world building with some interesting plot scattered in between. The last 150 pages or so of this book is phenomenal which makes it hard for me to only rate this three stars but the beginning was just so weirdly paced and convoluted that you didn’t have a chance to bond with the characters in the story or fully immerse yourself into the book.
I would still recommend and I did enjoy it! Just some bits could have been a lot better.
Firstly the concept is so promising: 5 chosen ones plucked from childhood to face the ‘dark one and when the manage to defeat him they are left with a childhood filled with PTSD, anxiety and have to deal with sexism and racism on a daily basis. I love the morally grey characters the divert to (small spoiler) other magical universes BUT (and it’s a big but...
The pacing is so off- the first two parts are kind of a slog of world building with some interesting plot scattered in between. The last 150 pages or so of this book is phenomenal which makes it hard for me to only rate this three stars but the beginning was just so weirdly paced and convoluted that you didn’t have a chance to bond with the characters in the story or fully immerse yourself into the book.
I would still recommend and I did enjoy it! Just some bits could have been a lot better.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I really enjoyed this. I'm glad to see Veronica Roth back with something more compelling. I was, however, surprised to see that this clocks in at just over 300 pages. Because it felt like a million. I truly feel like I skimmed entire pages of conversations and picked this up whenever I had a chance, and still it took me a week to wrap this up.
Also, not sure where she is going with this as a series? This book basically concludes an entire storyline by the end. There's potential for the characters in a sequel, but honestly, this would be a solid standalone.
Anyway, definitely pick it up if you're a fan of her stuff. It's good, and explores things that I haven't seen tackled yet by YA authors. And even though this is supposedly adult, content-wise this is pretty tame. Especially compared to some of the stuff her contemporaries are putting out.
Also, not sure where she is going with this as a series? This book basically concludes an entire storyline by the end. There's potential for the characters in a sequel, but honestly, this would be a solid standalone.
Anyway, definitely pick it up if you're a fan of her stuff. It's good, and explores things that I haven't seen tackled yet by YA authors. And even though this is supposedly adult, content-wise this is pretty tame. Especially compared to some of the stuff her contemporaries are putting out.
I couldn’t put this book down.
I loved the premise of a story about the heroes ten years after defeating the baddie and seeing how they’re thriving - or not in many cases.
Sloane is awesome purely because she’s an MC who isn’t really all that likeable to everyone around her. She’s antagonistic, selfish, taciturn and anti-social; the best thing is, she knows it too. Sloane has no illusions that she is a hero and doesn’t let it get to her head - unlike certain others, ahem, Matt.
It also infuriated me that everyone gets mad at Sloane instead of seeing just how much she’s hurting and struggling with PTSD.
The magical systems were really interesting and I enjoyed how history and backstory were given through government files and memos rather than frequent flashbacks.
I love Mox. That’s all I have to say.
I did wonder a lot about a certain character who just disappeared. I kept expecting them to somehow pop up with some convoluted story. I’m hoping that this will be brought up and explained in the next book.
I’m really excited that there is another one because I’m not ready to say goodbye to these characters or this world just yet.
I thoroughly enjoyed Veronica Roth’s first venture into NA and I would highly recommend it if your a fan of magic, superheroes, prophecies and curmudgeonly awesome characters.
I loved the premise of a story about the heroes ten years after defeating the baddie and seeing how they’re thriving - or not in many cases.
Sloane is awesome purely because she’s an MC who isn’t really all that likeable to everyone around her. She’s antagonistic, selfish, taciturn and anti-social; the best thing is, she knows it too. Sloane has no illusions that she is a hero and doesn’t let it get to her head - unlike certain others, ahem, Matt.
It also infuriated me that everyone gets mad at Sloane instead of seeing just how much she’s hurting and struggling with PTSD.
The magical systems were really interesting and I enjoyed how history and backstory were given through government files and memos rather than frequent flashbacks.
I love Mox. That’s all I have to say.
I did wonder a lot about a certain character who just disappeared. I kept expecting them to somehow pop up with some convoluted story. I’m hoping that this will be brought up and explained in the next book.
I’m really excited that there is another one because I’m not ready to say goodbye to these characters or this world just yet.
I thoroughly enjoyed Veronica Roth’s first venture into NA and I would highly recommend it if your a fan of magic, superheroes, prophecies and curmudgeonly awesome characters.
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was a pretty solid read. It took me a long time because of a lot of transititon in my personal life, but I'm glad I finished it. I feel like I've been reading it for a while and at times it was easy to fall off a bit, but once I hit a certain point I was like GO GO GO!
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
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
Loved the second half! There were some twists pretty predictable but others blew my mind
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide