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Chimera by Mira Grant

birdloveranne's review against another edition

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5.0

Not as good as the first two, but still an amazing book.

alyshadeshae's review against another edition

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5.0

I just... Well... Fuck that was amazing!

I'm not really sure where to start. Everything from the premise of "genetically modified for medical and health use tapeworms" to the inclusiveness of the characters. One of the "villains" (and I air quote that because he didn't think of himself as a villain) is a bisexual chimera (human-tapeworm hybrid) and he claims he is bisexual because he had no gender as a tapeworm so there's no reason to limit himself as a human.

I absolutely adored the use of a children's book as an almost holy book throughout the series. "Don't Go Out Alone" by Simone Kimberley does not exist in the real world, but I need Mira Grant to create this book in its entirety (preferably with illustrations, but without is fine, too) and get that published for us. It will be incredible, I'm sure!

The broken doors are hidden in the blood and in the bone.
My darling child, be careful now, and don’t go out alone.

thepamz's review against another edition

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5.0

Vaya, pues me tuvo traumada todo el libro jajaja ya he dicho que esta historia está muy necesitada de suspension of disbelief, pero aún así está muy entretenida para quien esté buscando un acercamiento distinto a la tan usada premisa del apocalipsis zombie (de hecho no son zombies, pero es ese el estilo).

Hay muchos bandos y muchas maneras de ver la situación y Sal Mitchell (la personaje principal) se la pasa jugándose el pellejo todo el libro para salvar a la gente que le importa. Incluso los personajes "malos" son muy envolventes.

Disfruté mucho esta saga.

patchworkbunny's review against another edition

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4.0

A large part of this book is about family, those we are born with and those we make for ourselves. I teared up at the gestures of the most unlikely character towards the end. In times of hardship everyone must make hard decisions and it’s one of those books that looks at the things from the perspective of an intruder. In the eyes of humans, Sal and her ilk are the enemy.

I did find it unnecessarily repetitive in places. A little recap at the start is fine, but do we really need it repeatedly explained to us that tapeworms don’t like teeth and therefore are uncomfortable with people grinning? I enjoyed it but I think the editing could have been tighter, and therefore the book would have had more momentum.

lenny69's review against another edition

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See Book 2. Sherman, you fucker.

the_wanlorn's review

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adventurous emotional fast-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

5.0

Whelp this series started off boring and now I'm sitting here crying because it's over so good job I guess.

kurlybean's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious fast-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? No

4.0

cindylchap's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

ryanwriter's review against another edition

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5.0

Loved it! I really enjoyed the series.

lzcvgdn's review

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emotional hopeful tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0