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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Slow start, but interesting twists and a good ending.
This is not a superhero/villain book. This is a book about Sloane and how she isn't able to adapt to society after being used to kill a villain. It is about PTSD and trauma and that hollow empty spot inside us when we don't feel we have any value any more. It is about others believing they know who we are when we don't even know who we are any more. It is about darkness and hope and is just one of the most beautiful stories I've ever read.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book is quite different from anything else I've read - there were definitely times where the magic itself and the whole different dimensions thing didn't really make sense/click in my brain... but I just kind of went with it and accepted it. Ha!
I just really enjoyed the exploration of what it means to be a "chosen one", once the Big Bad is defeated and what the effects of that could be. And then the exploration of good versus evil in general - I liked what Veronica Roth did with that. It felt like a fresh take on it for me.
I am VERY curious about how things are going to pan out with the WILD ending... !
I just really enjoyed the exploration of what it means to be a "chosen one", once the Big Bad is defeated and what the effects of that could be. And then the exploration of good versus evil in general - I liked what Veronica Roth did with that. It felt like a fresh take on it for me.
I am VERY curious about how things are going to pan out with the WILD ending... !
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder
Minor: Cancer, Suicide, Torture
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Well, I for one had a great time. I'd never read anything by Ms Roth before, have really enjoyed teh introduction. I'm always a sucker for the 'chosen one' trope, but this has enough twists on the original idea to be its own thing. I found all the characters interesting and the hellova lot of world-building that takes place never felt boggy to me. I know some people found it slow, but I for one was surprised how quickly I hit the end. I'll be awaiting the sequel.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
"...written for an adult audience..."
I genuinely fail to see how this is written for an adult audience, which was basically the biggest selling point for me. At times I had to remind myself that these characters are adults, and not teens dealing with the usual tropes of magic, evil, world domination and the likes of which I've read one too many times.
Reading big YA names trying their hand at NA/Adult is always something I'm into, especially when I have read their YA books, I just want to see if the same element I loved in their books transfers to a more "adult" audience.
I didn't in this case? For a mature YA that gives no fucks, this was an okay read, super slow and it keeps on dragging and dragging until it reaches a crescendo but the road to that is a very long one to be honest. I read this is parts over the course of a few months and that should tell you all you need to know.
(I'm still surprised this is the final cover, I thought it was a fancy ARC cover for Netgalley, definitely not the final one but oh well.)