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waitforhightide's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
- 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
3.5
This book felt like a cross between Stephen King's The Stand and Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale. However, considering those are two of my favorite books, I thought I would like this one more than I did.
Pros:
- references to queerness and transness
- consideration of transness in a gender-centered apocalypse
- polyamory normalization
- the universe itself is quite compelling
Cons:
- the protagonist felt predictable to me throughout the book
- the ending felt rushed somehow?
- at times the references to transness seemed so surface-level they were almost just ornamental; like the author maybe knew some people were wondering how queerness would work in this world and tossed in some crumbs to make us nod and not look too deeply?
That said, I'm interested ENOUGH to take the other two of the trilogy out from the library whenever they get to me and see if anything is expanded on; if so, I will consider coming back and revising the review with the whole series in mind
Pros:
- references to queerness and transness
- consideration of transness in a gender-centered apocalypse
- polyamory normalization
- the universe itself is quite compelling
Cons:
- the protagonist felt predictable to me throughout the book
- the ending felt rushed somehow?
- at times the references to transness seemed so surface-level they were almost just ornamental; like the author maybe knew some people were wondering how queerness would work in this world and tossed in some crumbs to make us nod and not look too deeply?
That said, I'm interested ENOUGH to take the other two of the trilogy out from the library whenever they get to me and see if anything is expanded on; if so, I will consider coming back and revising the review with the whole series in mind
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Rape, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Death
batcaves's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, Violence, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Murder, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Trafficking
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