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claudiamacpherson's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Alcohol, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Cursing
dillybar20's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
(Copied and pasted from my Goodreads review)
Excellent book! I only have 3 thoughts.
#1 I know America is a dangerous place but the hits never really stopped coming there was no down time and I would have like to see Baz and Simon with some time to spare mostly to talk. The only time they really had to do that was in the back of the truck and it was too windy.
#2 Penelope never learned her lesson to value other people's opinions. It was a whole book with no character development which is fine for Baz and Simon as there is a much bigger reason behind it that might take another book to sort out but Penny really should have grown up here. Will she ever develop as a person? Or is she going to be stuck in high school forever, wardrobe colours and all?
#3 Penny is a very organized person I do not believe that she never plotted out their itinerary on a map first. I know she's from England and it's very small but she plans too much to make a mistake like she did. It's unbelievable.
Excellent book! I only have 3 thoughts.
#1 I know America is a dangerous place but the hits never really stopped coming there was no down time and I would have like to see Baz and Simon with some time to spare mostly to talk. The only time they really had to do that was in the back of the truck and it was too windy.
#2 Penelope never learned her lesson to value other people's opinions. It was a whole book with no character development which is fine for Baz and Simon as there is a much bigger reason behind it that might take another book to sort out but Penny really should have grown up here. Will she ever develop as a person? Or is she going to be stuck in high school forever, wardrobe colours and all?
#3 Penny is a very organized person I do not believe that she never plotted out their itinerary on a map first. I know she's from England and it's very small but she plans too much to make a mistake like she did. It's unbelievable.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence
Moderate: Animal death, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Homophobia
sabinehunter's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Alcohol, Animal death, Confinement, Blood, Violence, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury
notpresent22's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This book is a very solid middle book. I’ll confess if it wasn’t for the characters who I have deeply loved since reading Carry On I doubt I would rate the book this high but I am biased.
As before Rowells dialogue is funny and concise and the plot is perfectly fine. It does however make you feel like the story is incomplete and as I read and finished this before the third book was announced I was left somewhat disappointed in the conclusion. However with the context of the third book this is a perfect segue. Bridging the gap between books and offering a new backdrop to the adventures of our four main characters after Watford
As before Rowells dialogue is funny and concise and the plot is perfectly fine. It does however make you feel like the story is incomplete and as I read and finished this before the third book was announced I was left somewhat disappointed in the conclusion. However with the context of the third book this is a perfect segue. Bridging the gap between books and offering a new backdrop to the adventures of our four main characters after Watford
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Blood, and Alcohol
breadbees's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Gun violence
Moderate: Mental illness, Blood, Grief, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Stalking, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Confinement, and Self harm
quasinaut's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
A nice look at what comes next, with some good character development for Penelope, but not really for Simon or Baz. Also, vampires!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence
Moderate: Animal death and Kidnapping
xtsukix's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Like Carry On this was very easy to read. Kinda sad throughout all of it and I’m disappointed that there was no resolution to the Baz/Simon conflict. I’m glad Agatha stopped being such a sourpuss in the end. The whole Lamb thing feels weird, like I get it but it feels like it didn’t come to a satisfying conclusion. Shephard is cool, love him, welcome to the family. Wish there were more consequences for the battle sequences, rather than just “ah i have 6 bullet wounds but lez just magic it away ez”. Never a bore to read though. I do love the characters and am very attached to all of them (except Agatha lol).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Kidnapping
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Vomit
merelthelen's review against another edition
3.0
Very realistic in the sense that none of the male characters know how to talk about their feelings and deal with them in a healthy way.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Kidnapping, Blood, and Gun violence
alexiab's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I think this book suffered a bit from sequel-itis, overall it felt like filler and the main conflict with the Next Blood didn't feel fleshed out, and while I really enjoyed the characters inner conflicts and how they're processing who they are, that *also* didn't feel super fleshed out and kinda leaves the reader hanging. I think the "middle in the trilogy" vibe being too strong was my main issue, the book was mostly build up both internally and externally for the characters journeys, but then kinda doesn't go anywhere substantial. I'm sure this will all come together nicely in the last book and I won't have any complaints, but I was surprised when there just wasn't... *more* to this book.
Oh well. Still love my babies Simon and Baz. Penelope is a doll. Agatha is an annoying wench. Fingers crossed this goes somewhere freakin GOOD in the last book.
Oh well. Still love my babies Simon and Baz. Penelope is a doll. Agatha is an annoying wench. Fingers crossed this goes somewhere freakin GOOD in the last book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, and Kidnapping
kerriokie84's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- 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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping