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mpbookreviews's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Drug use, Cursing, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
epsyphus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Medical trauma, Blood, Body horror, Drug abuse, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, and Gun violence
Moderate: Animal death
noveltay's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Without spoiling: what happened to Eli in the lab… made my skin crawl and stomach twist.
It ended on some loose ends and if she finished writing here, I’d understand but at the same time I’d hope some of those ties were pulled together in a 3rd book.
Graphic: Gun violence, Self harm, Murder, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping
kaseybereading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Domestic abuse, Gore, Alcohol, Body horror, Death, Murder, Violence, and Gun violence
oliverreeds's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Torture, Addiction, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Chronic illness, Confinement, Drug use, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, Stalking, and Violence
Minor: Sexual assault
perseusj4ckson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Murder, Body horror, Gun violence, Torture, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Self harm, Child abuse, and Suicide attempt
nebulasaurus's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, Gun violence, Murder, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Violence
nyssbomb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Torture, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Violence, Body horror, Blood, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Gore
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Animal death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Rape
thebankofbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Sexism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Body horror, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Sexual content, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Animal death, and Suicide
alexiab's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The shift in focus away from Victor and Eli, and spending so much time on backstory for new characters that still didn’t feel important, threw a bit of a wrench in the story for me. Of all the new characters, I found June the most interesting and I think she got the least amount of development. I couldn’t find it in me to care about Marcella, and I wish more had gone into Sydney and Mitch, or even more time with Victor and Eli.
Overall I still enjoyed this book and I love what I did get for Victor and Eli, but a lot of the side stuff felt like filler that wasn’t necessary, especially since a lot of it clearly won’t be brought into the third book when it’s eventually released.
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Self harm, Torture, and Violence