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mabs_grace's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
This book was much more sexual than I though it was going to be. I thought Calla would have been more of a heroine like Katniss is the Hunger Game, but that was absolutely not the case.
The society created in this novel was interesting in how it reflects modern day society. Highlighting and building off of the most sexist forms of oppression that exist. Though I appreciated how sexuality was so not an issue.
Graphic: Sexual content and Gore
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Death, Child death, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, and Murder
kendalsbookcase's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
Graphic: Pregnancy, Violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Miscarriage
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
whimsicalish's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.5
This book is heavy and depressing. It's a dystopian world, but honestly not far off if you live in the US.
Women are stripped of the choice on morherhood. You get a lottery ticket that says either you will have to be a mother or not. While the book never fully gives a reason or world building to how or why society functions this way, I didn't see it as an issue. It focuses on our character, Calla, as she refuses to accept her blue ticket. It opens discussion on women's advocacy to their bodies. You might think we wouldn't need to discuss this but here we are in 2023.
Moderate: Alcoholism, Pregnancy, and Sexual content
Minor: Miscarriage and Physical abuse
bookedbymadeline's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Overall Blue Ticket has an interesting concept and makes you think but I wish it had more world building and didn’t leave me confused.
Graphic: Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Child death
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Abortion, Death, and Gore
Minor: Animal death
annalucy29'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Grief, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Abortion, Blood, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Sexual content
nataliebeech's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Violence, Gaslighting, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Miscarriage
toriat's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Violence
margotnelson's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Grief, Infertility, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual assault