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this_little_bookshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This was an eerie dystopian book, and I couldn’t put it down. It was simultaneously a slow build, but also compelling as details of their world and their crime were revealed.
Graphic: Murder and Abortion
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Animal death, Sexual assault, and Child abuse
lianne_rooney's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Sexual content, Physical abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Abortion, Pregnancy, Death, Confinement, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Forced institutionalization, and Animal cruelty
bex_knighthunterbooks'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
4.5
Graphic: Abortion, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Murder
Moderate: Pregnancy and Animal death
Minor: Sexual assault and Forced institutionalization
keileymclachlan'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Pregnancy, Blood, and Abortion
sharron_joy_reads's review
- 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? No
3.75
Minor: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, and Abortion
savreads_2300's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Abortion
librariangeorgia'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
2.0
Graphic: Gore, Abortion, and Emotional abuse
johnpaulgatenby's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Abortion and Rape
novelshire's review
4.5
In an unspecified, dystopian-ish future, Aina and Whitney are exiled on an island, far from civilisation. They are limited in their exploration and activities by the Pill Clock. The clock has fingerprint recognition and they must be present every 8 hours for it to dispense a pill that prevents them from succumbing to the toxic spores that are being released from the thawing permafrost.
After nearly 12 years, their time on their island prison is due to end - but no-one comes on parole day. With the supply drops having stopped several years ago and no word from the Warden for months - what is really happening? And then a sheep appears from nowhere.
As the situation on the island becomes increasingly tense, we gradually learn the circumstances that led to their exile and can begin to piece together a little of what is happening in the outside world. (Although they aren't they focal point of the story, there's at least one authoritarian government and strong suggestions of climate breakdown.)
But mostly, this is an intimate, almost claustrophobic story of two people and how they deal with adversity and uncertainty. The glimpse we get of the past and the outside world ratchet up the tension until a breaking point is reached. This is a book you won't want to put down, desperate to discover what is really going on.
I'm personally not a huge fan of deliberately vague endings but the rest of the book was so compelling, it doesn't really matter.
Thanks to Bloomsbury for providing a netgalley review copy.
Graphic: Murder and Gore
Moderate: Emotional abuse
Minor: Abortion and Sexual content