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yosta56's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
1. Very little actually happens
A lot of the book's plot and development is either retrospective or inconsequential. The few things that do happen are marvelous but it's never a big enough payoff to justify everything else
2. The Main Character and Muir's style don't quite mix
Gideon was irreverent and crude, Harrow was eloquent and angsty, both work with Muir's potent prose but I found the eponymous Nona and her childlike wonder and innocence to actually be in conflict with Nona's perspective. This is somewhat assuaged by the third person perspective but there are downright jarring passages that feel way off base for how most of the narration reads.
There are probably more reasons but these are the two I noticed the most. So, objective 3.5/5, leaning closer to 3, I'd say maybe skip this one but it does have some really relevant information to the story. Subjectively, I'm a complete sucker, 5/5, I loved Nona and the Hot Sauce Gang.
Graphic: Death, Gore, and Blood
Moderate: Eating disorder and War
cataquack's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Terminal illness, Body horror, Eating disorder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War
narsere's review against another edition
- 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
2.75
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Eating disorder
apersonfromflorida's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Eating disorder, Gun violence, and War
abarnakwn_ourcolourfulpages's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, War, Murder, Blood, Self harm, Death, Violence, Gore, and Medical content
Moderate: Eating disorder, Cursing, Confinement, and Xenophobia
Minor: Cannibalism, Gun violence, and Vomit
beaetal's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Body horror and Blood
Moderate: Eating disorder
biobeetle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Violence, Terminal illness, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Body horror, Mental illness, Death, Gore, and Grief
Minor: Eating disorder and Self harm
abby_can_read's review against another edition
- 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
This book was amazing. I really enjoyed reading it. I found this book to be a little slower, not as fast and action-paced as the previous two. The characters were amazing and I loved watching them grow/evolve.
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Body horror
Moderate: Gore, Violence, and War
Minor: Eating disorder
lolajh's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
This book was very different to the others in so many waysânot a bad thingâin regards to the
The astonishing way in which this is written allows you to find out about things at just the right time, to have questions answered after impatient weeks of reading, and to finally have some somewhat satisfaction
I am SO excited for Alecto, for whenever the cover and synopsis are revealed and then the book itself AHHH. Iâm so excited for her to become a main character
Also, after reading this and Harrow again, I feel much more connected to The Body as a character in the previous book.
Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Body horror, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Eating disorder
happysami's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Eating disorder and War