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maggie_atwood's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Grief, and Death
Moderate: Racism and Racial slurs
angelbabe_cj's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I think this might have been even better than the first book in the duology. I really enjoyed it. And the ending was very satisfying.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence
Moderate: Child death, Grief, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Murder
Minor: Ableism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Trafficking
The majority of these warnings are covered by the fact the book deals with zombies and primarily black people in the 19th Century. For the most part current racial slurs are used in an historical context, although there are also a fair number of specifically racist uses of these words.maryellen's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence
Minor: Slavery
malloryfitz's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Torture, Slavery, Violence, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, and Gore
Minor: Blood and Cursing
notagreatreader's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Welp, this was quite a ride and I loved it! I can't really think of anything I didn't like about this book. Some things I liked about it:
- Jane's character evolution: from being heartbroken through being consumed by desire for revenge and locking away her feelings to the revelations in the end. Actually, at first, that time-jump mid-book felt kind of weird (like why not do two books or something if you're going to jump like that?), but it makes perfect sense within the context of Jane's character arc and it feels like one arc, so breaking up into two books would've lost that feeling of flow I think.
- Casual representation of bisexuality and aromantic asexual identity. It's just nice to see stuff like that.
- Related to that, I guess, the friendship between Katherine and Jane, and the progression of their feelings. Lovely to see a friendship between the two young women as the core most important relationship in the book.
- All the side characters felt fleshed out and distinct, their dynamics with Jane and Katherine all different.
-Gideon Carr as the villain. I guess, in hindsight, it was possible to see the seeds of that in the first book but it was really in this book that it truly became apparent that he was the villain. Especially fascinating the comparison of his all-consuming obsession to Jane's, particularly as concerns regard for other people. Also, although on surface level the scientific ethics of this story are quite straightforward, there are little bits here and there that could prompt quite a nuanced discussion.
-Jane's disappointing reunion with her mother. Lately, I'm fascinated with story lines that feature a character pursuing a goal expecting the end result to be amazing and then it turns out to be disappointing or unsatisfying, etc. The whole 'you always imagine the grass is greener on the other side' thing. But it's not true and then you have to adjust to that realization and move on.
- Jane's character evolution: from being heartbroken through being consumed by desire for revenge and locking away her feelings to the revelations in the end. Actually, at first, that time-jump mid-book felt kind of weird (like why not do two books or something if you're going to jump like that?), but it makes perfect sense within the context of Jane's character arc and it feels like one arc, so breaking up into two books would've lost that feeling of flow I think.
- Casual representation of bisexuality and aromantic asexual identity. It's just nice to see stuff like that.
- Related to that, I guess, the friendship between Katherine and Jane, and the progression of their feelings. Lovely to see a friendship between the two young women as the core most important relationship in the book.
- All the side characters felt fleshed out and distinct, their dynamics with Jane and Katherine all different.
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Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence
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