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barbaragorgon's review against another edition
2.0
There's a real lack of cultural/racial diversity in dystopian fiction, so this was a breath of fresh air in that regard, but there's no getting around the fact that the writing is just awful. I officially never want to hear the word "husky" again. Every description of an emotion or facial expression is ridiculously overwrought, and action sequences are flat and completely devoid of tension. Plus (and this is not the author's fault), the actual layout of the text is absurd. There's like and eighth of an inch margin on all sides, at least in the first edition hardcover. I felt like I was looking at a wall of text each time I turned the page, and it made the reading experience exhausting.
letsgolesbians's review against another edition
4.0
3.5, rounding up. TW: suicide, depression, death
The concept for this story was so interesting, and I wish there had been a little more world building. A few more details about just how people moved from vehicle to vehicle, how not being near sunlight affected humans (besides “seasickness”), what happened to everything in the Old World that wasn’t preserved? Once the water moved in, where did the debris go? What happened to the flooded cemeteries? Even just a few more details would have made it stronger.
Other than that, I really enjoyed reading this book. The summary made it seem like the race would be a much longer part of the story than it was, and it turned into more of an adventure than I was expecting.
The concept for this story was so interesting, and I wish there had been a little more world building. A few more details about just how people moved from vehicle to vehicle, how not being near sunlight affected humans (besides “seasickness”), what happened to everything in the Old World that wasn’t preserved? Once the water moved in, where did the debris go? What happened to the flooded cemeteries? Even just a few more details would have made it stronger.
Other than that, I really enjoyed reading this book. The summary made it seem like the race would be a much longer part of the story than it was, and it turned into more of an adventure than I was expecting.
nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Death, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
abookolive's review against another edition
4.0
hannahcollierrr's review against another edition
3.0
I just wanna start off by saying I'm normally the type of person to get invested in most characters. However, in this book I just didn't really care about what was going on. I tried really hard to get into it, and I found myself more interested in Ari's life than our main character's. One of the major problems I had with this book was the world-building. I just wanted to know more so that I could have a better understanding of what was going on, but I just never found out. Anyway, overall it was okay and It was an amazing concept, but I feel like it just didn't work for me.
shealea's review against another edition
1.0
gotoboston's review against another edition
1.0
I skimmed through this. Honestly, I wanted to like this. The concept is neat, but overall the story was bland. So many familiar tropes were involved here that nothing shocked me. And I didn't connect with any of the characters enough to make reading worth my time.
Honestly, it kind of felt like a really dumbed down version of the Newsflesh trilogy. Underwater monsters instead of zombies, but same kind of concept with the government being corrupt and creating fear.
But this book had none of the charm or emotional impact as the Newsflesh trilogy. Plus, the dog was pointless. No purpose whatsoever for a character that's actually fairly heavily used in the book.
Honestly, it kind of felt like a really dumbed down version of the Newsflesh trilogy. Underwater monsters instead of zombies, but same kind of concept with the government being corrupt and creating fear.
But this book had none of the charm or emotional impact as the Newsflesh trilogy. Plus, the dog was pointless. No purpose whatsoever for a character that's actually fairly heavily used in the book.
mjspice's review against another edition
3.0
Another interesting book altho I feel it was still a bit convoluted. That being said, I'll be continuing this to find out what happens to Ari.
shoelessgirl's review against another edition
2.0
This had some great ideas, but didn’t quite work for me. I liked the idea of the setting, and Leyla’s faith, but there were some pretty big plot holes and inconsistencies.