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inkysplodge's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror and Gore
Minor: Racism and Police brutality
ladygetslit's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
This new take on a familiar alien invasion story has a lot of potential and touches on so many important topics: queer identity, emotional abuse, homelessness, grief, the pandemic…. Unfortunately, the writing style made everything fall flat for me. It felt like the story was trying to do so much in too small of a space. We’re told a lot about characters, even secondary characters, without it being truly shown to us. On top of that, the ending felt really abrupt, even if it is supposed to be a setup for another story. Overall, I wanted more from this story, despite being fascinated by the concept and appreciate the diverse characters.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Blood, Body horror, and Gore
Moderate: Colonisation, Racism, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, and Homophobia
foreverinastory's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Thank you to B2Weird book club & tours as well as Bloomsbury for providing a copy in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
Aliens come to earth and everyone has a good time (jk no one does lmao).
Rep: Latine (Puerto Rican) female MC, Latine (Mexican-American) pansexual male MC, queer (Mexican-American) Latine male MC, Latine side characters.
CWs: Blood, body horror, colonisation, death, fire, gore, grief, gun violence, injury/injury detail, medical content (death from COVID-19), murder, violence. Moderate: police brutality, racism.
Aliens come to earth and everyone has a good time (jk no one does lmao).
Rep: Latine (Puerto Rican) female MC, Latine (Mexican-American) pansexual male MC, queer (Mexican-American) Latine male MC, Latine side characters.
CWs: Blood, body horror, colonisation, death, fire, gore, grief, gun violence, injury/injury detail, medical content (death from COVID-19), murder, violence. Moderate: police brutality, racism.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Colonisation, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Body horror, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Police brutality and Racism
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