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Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth

26 reviews

ria_carina's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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

3.0

Disliking a few of Veronica Roth's other books I gave her another chance with this one and even if I'm not completely satiesfied, it was good. The main character was interesting and not bland like I found other ones out penned by her, the romance was not unexpected but overall sweet and the story itself was unpredictable and therefore captivating.
But I expected something entirely else when reading the blurb ... because the plot twists where just a bit heavy and nearly genre-changing in my opinion. Sadly, I think many of the things weren't explained profoundly and after reading half of the book the rest until the end felt rushed while the first half was dull at times. In comparison to other recently read books I think a solid 3 will do. It's not bad but it's just no favourite either.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Suicide, Abandonment, Self harm, and Torture

Minor: Cancer

abygaylemarie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Violence

Minor: Suicide, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Terminal illness

ellamc's review

medium-paced

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

3.75

A very interesting plot, I enjoyed that they did not seem to just have worked everything out just because they were the Chosen Ones. However the ending was very rushed, I'm unsure if Roth plans to write a sequel or not but even still the

meshing of the worlds and the group reuniting with Inez and then splitting up happened way too quickly

I would have preferred a few extra chapters fleshing out the end rather than just cutting it off.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Body horror, Mental illness, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Violence, Addiction, Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Abandonment, Drug use, Drug abuse, Suicide, Terminal illness, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Racism

Minor: Medical content, Gore, and Death of parent

takarakei's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

4.25

This book has one of my favorite tropes: the reluctant hero. I just love a hero who gripes their way through saving the world!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Torture, and Suicide

Minor: Racism and Cancer

One of the side characters struggles with substance abuse and commits suicide via overdosing

rae42's review

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Loved the writing but the plot changed in the middle and the end feels like its missing a few chapters

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Cancer, Death, and Kidnapping

happilyhalliwell's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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

There’s so much more to this story than the synopsis on the back of the book. Twists and turns and even a walk through a steampunk-esque world. This has been beyond as good as I thought it would be when I first picked it up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Abandonment, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Violence

miraclesnow's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

5.0

Hi this one really hit different, more thoughts later.

This is a novel I would consider more New adult than actually adult, the themes were intense but didn’t go in depth as much as I’m used to in adult material. The romance was a nice subplot and I was very invested in Sloane’s struggle. 

The ending wrapped up so quickly I wouldn’t be able to call it perfect. However, the themes Roth was interested in were very much used well for the plot she achieved. And I really love the character work in this, almost everyone felt fleshed out. I just wish I could have had more time with it, that there was more of it! Which is an awesome sign for a book- I recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Physical abuse, Death, Kidnapping, Violence, and Mental illness

Moderate: Torture, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Sexism, and Racism

Minor: Drug abuse

christinereads1823's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

Thoroughly engrossing, full of twists and an interesting take on magic systems. Roth's flawed characters with sharp edges and unresolved trauma sing, exploring the complexities of being a hero after your adventure ends - and then what happens when you're asked to do it again.

I did guess the character-based plot twists (I felt they were pretty obvious) but not the worldbuilding-based ones.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Mental illness, Blood, Murder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide, Kidnapping, Addiction, and Drug use

unboxedjack's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, Gore, Torture, Body horror, Death, Kidnapping, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

loop_laurens's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.75

A unique and gripping read that confronts the reality and aftermath of being a teenage chosen one. 

Chosen Ones forces the reader to view the familiar trope in a new light, exploring the trauma and aftermath of being, in essence, groomed to fight an evil. The combination of a flawed, complicated antihero, realistic depictions of how different people cope with trauma, an engaging plot, and the well paced snippets of backstory in the format of reports and articles made this a difficult to put down, thouroughly immersive read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use, Suicide, and Drug abuse