Scan barcode
vinsynt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Death, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Rape, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Violence, Pregnancy, and Grief
Minor: War, Homophobia, and Gore
maddy_paddy07'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Suicide, Gore, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts
Goodivorynovature's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75
Graphic: Death, Infertility, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Sexual content, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Moderate: Child death, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Sexual assault
Minor: Kidnapping, Abortion, Infidelity, Torture, and War
mmm2000's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexism, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Gore, Violence, Racism, Xenophobia, War, Torture, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Slavery
mxdegroot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Now on to the actual review.
While I don't necessarily dislike literary books, I do find it very hard to get through them, so as a genre, this was not my favorite. However, this book and the genre in general are still fun to read!
What I like about this book a lot is the mystery and the dystopian setting. I love books with some angst and mystery and I am a big sucker for dystopia.
I marked the pacing as medium, because there is quite some action written pretty closely after each other time-wise, but during and between that action there is enough description of the situation and the place the books take place in, which adds to the experience and gives the reader insight in the world-building of the book.
My advice: read the book! If you're a literature lover, this is just a great piece of it, and if you're someone who doesn't enjoy reading literature too much, but wants to dip their toe into it and/or is required to read a number of literary books for school, this is definitely a recommendation, as it is not too slow paced and quite recent.
Graphic: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Slavery, Body horror, and Rape
Moderate: Kidnapping, Gore, Murder, Pregnancy, Torture, and Violence
Minor: Body horror, Infertility, and Grief
aliceloyallaleon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Infidelity, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, and War
labohemeperdue's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Cancer, Body shaming, Death, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Gore
panicpanic94's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Kidnapping, Medical content, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence
no_shelf_control's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Self harm, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Violence
corvicore's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Violence
Moderate: Homophobia, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts