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akira_outofthegravity's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
That being said, I enjoyed the ride this took me on. I think Grant mixes comedy, word building and tragedy well together. I think George makes an interesting character (even if I don’t like her), and her dynamic with the group was a bit I liked a lot. That being said…her relationship with Shaun got a little too weird for me sometimes. As someone with step siblings galore I understand my situation is different but sometimes they gave me the ick. But I enjoyed their banter too. I loved the Masons. They seem like a very complicated family, and I love how they serve as secondary antagonists from the get-go! I hope they appear in the second and third novels.
More Buffy plz thank you!
I think I’ll enjoy the second book more.
Graphic: Blood, Grief, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Animal death, Medical content, and Child death
Minor: Vomit and Murder
yellow_ylugbug's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Medical content, Animal death, Blood, Gore, Murder, Body horror, and Grief
Moderate: Child death, Animal death, and Car accident
generallycobalt's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Gore, Grief, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Violence, Animal death, and Cannibalism
Moderate: Incest
c_dmckinney's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gore, Grief, Murder, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
Moderate: Chronic illness, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Car accident, Classism, Cursing, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting
Minor: Incest, Medical content, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
zombies, extremely good and sound virology,starrysteph's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
It involves the undead, but that aspect is surprisingly well thought-out and believable. (It's life in a pandemic, which cuts a little too close to reality - and really you could replace the zombies in this novel with a number of life-threatening events that are have happened or are currently happening).
The world building of the bloggers (the Newsies, Irwins, and Fictionals; the way they gained the trust of the public, etc.) was SO detailed and fun. The characters each had unique voices and quirks and levels of reliability.
And the tension building ... ooo. Every time they took one of those infection tests, I was SWEATING. And I never felt secure about the fate of our characters during scenes of intense zombie action, which I can appreciate.
It's not a perfect book - I can see how our narrator Georgia might be grating (I found her endearing ... but also, who hates animals that much?), the brother/sister relationship was a little peculiar, and there are some sections that lag. But overall? It was fantastic.
CW: death, gore, blood, animal death, child death, death of a parent, suicide, vomit, murder, body horror, chronic illness, medical content, cannibalism, religious bigotry
Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Cannibalism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Death of parent, Child death, Chronic illness, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Confinement, Death, Vomit, Drug use, Excrement, Gore, Terminal illness, Violence, and Forced institutionalization
brennaa's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, Gore, Animal death, Blood, Medical content, and Child death
Moderate: Car accident, Cannibalism, Forced institutionalization, and Religious bigotry
laurajones's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Cannibalism, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Religious bigotry, Terminal illness, and Violence
Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Child death, Animal cruelty, Misogyny, and Suicide
Minor: Death of parent, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, and Vomit
redkeys's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, Religious bigotry, and Violence
Moderate: Car accident, Child death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Gun violence, Suicide, and Terminal illness