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sparksofkell's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Torture, Pandemic/Epidemic, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Sexual content, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Murder, Child death, Blood, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Medical trauma, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Trafficking, and War
Minor: Cancer, Classism, and Infidelity
gen_wolfhailstorm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Narrated by Polly Lee
Unabridged
Even though I only read the last book (both really - in quick succession), last month, I found that there were minute details I had already forgotten.
Despite this (and the fact that I wasn't properly listening to it all the time - thank you migraine...) I found it to be an entertaining read. I wouldn't necessarily say I enjoyed it... I went into this one knowing I would probably feel unsatisfied by the conclusion and I did, but not really in the way I had expected.
I much more enjoyed how the transition of the timelines blended together. I think it made more sense in the conclusion and seemed a bit more seamless.
I feel like Kelsea got back to herself... Not necessarily her old self - too much of life had been experienced for that - but definitelya self I was my aligned with.
I didn't like the ending. I felt like it was a bit of a cop out and although a unique conclusion than anything I would have thought of, it was one that was unsatisfied and left me with the question of this: what about everyone else?!
The narrator (on normal speed) sounds like a she's documenting a wildlife film, which was, at best amusing, at worse kind of annoying. I sped it up to 3x pretty sharpish.
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Murder, Death, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
cmbohn's review against another edition
- 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
1.75
Graphic: Gore and Death
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, War, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, and Religious bigotry
kalmia31's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Classism, Death, Sexual harassment, Torture, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, War, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Pedophilia, Abortion, Confinement, Trafficking, Slavery, Addiction, Body horror, Abandonment, Mental illness, and Outing
imds'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? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Religious bigotry, Pedophilia, Incest, War, Death, Confinement, Slavery, Rape, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Child death, and Trafficking
Moderate: Death of parent
erinlilym's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Trafficking, Domestic abuse, Blood, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Murder, Torture, Slavery, and War
Minor: Addiction and Alcoholism