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alexandryareads's review
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Outing, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Bullying, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Mental illness
moodreaderhan's review
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
*** Thank you NetGalley and Image Comics for the arc in exchange for an honest review! I’m incredibly grateful! ***
So I wouldn’t say this is not enjoyable, but you have to squint to find the plot under all the raunchy sex scenes. I’m all for the sexiness and darker parts to it, but some of it took away from the story in my opinion. Crave’s characters are very one note, but I still found myself liking a few of them. Sofia, Albert and Julie are the best of the lot!
This is a quicker read, but even then I felt it lacked the depth it needed and wrapped up so quickly that I needed to go back and make sure I understood it properly. The way this is marketed is on point, yet I still feel a little let down.
TWs *POSSIBLE SPOILERS*: Sexual Content, Suicide Attempt, Drugs, Bullying, Mental Illness, Violence, Murder, LGBTQIA+ Outing, Toxicity, etc.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Mental illness, Murder, Outing, and Suicide attempt
jadorelecafe's review
challenging
dark
tense
fast-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? It's complicated
4.0
First, the art in this is beautiful.
Second: this is a wild story. Modern day dystopian with social media taking over big brother style.
It starts out with just encouraging people to be more daring in asking for what they want, but it quickly gets out of hand. Suddenly everyone is having sex with everyone else wherever they are, but that quickly ramps up to violence.
A group of friends, some of which were unknowingly working in this project before it was released as an experiment, get together to bring this app down and try to save their friends. Trying to get past the mob like riots in the school the have to break into the server, crack the code, and erase the app and all of the data it collected on everyone.
It takes an active experimental look at how influenced the modern age is by an algorithm and an electronic box (phone). It was entertaining, the art was stunning,
Second: this is a wild story. Modern day dystopian with social media taking over big brother style.
It starts out with just encouraging people to be more daring in asking for what they want, but it quickly gets out of hand. Suddenly everyone is having sex with everyone else wherever they are, but that quickly ramps up to violence.
A group of friends, some of which were unknowingly working in this project before it was released as an experiment, get together to bring this app down and try to save their friends. Trying to get past the mob like riots in the school the have to break into the server, crack the code, and erase the app and all of the data it collected on everyone.
It takes an active experimental look at how influenced the modern age is by an algorithm and an electronic box (phone). It was entertaining, the art was stunning,
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Blood, Domestic abuse, Lesbophobia, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Toxic friendship
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