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tifftastic87's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-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
5.0
Synopsis
Red and Blue are two agents in a war that spans timelines and planes. When Red finds a letter in the ashes of mission she's just completed a correspondence of sorts begins between the two. Boasting and goading quickly becomes discussions of etiquette and philosophies and much more. Over the letters the question remains, will they risk their lives for one another?
Red, Scarlett, Vermilion and Pomegranates
Red begins as untrusting, stiff an methodical in her correspondence. She wants nothing more to win, but as the plot moves she grows and she changes and she becomes something so much more than she was. I loved watching her discover herself and make her own choices about what she will become.
Blue, Sapphire, Indigo, and Waves
Blue begins open and confident, she appears to the be the one of the two who is more willing to take risks. She seems to want more than just winning straight from the beginning. She knows what she wants and she goes for it. I really enjoyed reading her actions and learning about the Garden through her.
Words like rhythm, poetry, and bird song
The way this book is written is lyrical and poetic. Each sentence varies in length, providing a rhythm to the reader. Very little is overtly described, but there is so much given in the prose that imagery, swirling like a fever dream, can be plucked from the words. It is a bit of a wild ride. I was turning pages fast at some points, going back and re-reading sentences at others.
I would do it all over again and strongly recommend it to anyone.
Red and Blue are two agents in a war that spans timelines and planes. When Red finds a letter in the ashes of mission she's just completed a correspondence of sorts begins between the two. Boasting and goading quickly becomes discussions of etiquette and philosophies and much more. Over the letters the question remains, will they risk their lives for one another?
Red, Scarlett, Vermilion and Pomegranates
Red begins as untrusting, stiff an methodical in her correspondence. She wants nothing more to win, but as the plot moves she grows and she changes and she becomes something so much more than she was. I loved watching her discover herself and make her own choices about what she will become.
Blue, Sapphire, Indigo, and Waves
Blue begins open and confident, she appears to the be the one of the two who is more willing to take risks. She seems to want more than just winning straight from the beginning. She knows what she wants and she goes for it. I really enjoyed reading her actions and learning about the Garden through her.
Words like rhythm, poetry, and bird song
The way this book is written is lyrical and poetic. Each sentence varies in length, providing a rhythm to the reader. Very little is overtly described, but there is so much given in the prose that imagery, swirling like a fever dream, can be plucked from the words. It is a bit of a wild ride. I was turning pages fast at some points, going back and re-reading sentences at others.
I would do it all over again and strongly recommend it to anyone.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Suicide attempt, Violence, and War
samanthacorwin's review against another edition
challenging
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicide attempt
alyliann's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
relaxing
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? No
4.0
This book leads you in so many directions and keeps surprising you at every turn. Wholeheartedly an amazing story with amazing characters.
Content Warnings
Graphic: War
Moderate: Gore, Blood, Violence, Torture, Animal death, and Death
Minor: Suicide attempt
peachypy's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, War, Body horror, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Murder
autisticat's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide attempt
gabriella_'s review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
I’m gonna be honest I found this book kinda pretentious. I don’t like a “learn on the job” approach to lore/world building when I barely have time to get a sense of what the actual setting is - and the mental mindfuck of added details made me feel even more lost at sea.
I loved the letters and the main characters’ dynamic. Some scenes had prose-writing so beautiful it read like poetry. The final quarter of the book had me in its grasp.
This book had a dreamlike quality to it, like a fairy tale. It feels like if 1984 meets Snow White meets Revolutionary Girl Utena meets Camus’ The Stranger.
I loved the letters and the main characters’ dynamic. Some scenes had prose-writing so beautiful it read like poetry. The final quarter of the book had me in its grasp.
This book had a dreamlike quality to it, like a fairy tale. It feels like if 1984 meets Snow White meets Revolutionary Girl Utena meets Camus’ The Stranger.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence, Body horror, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Abandonment, Blood, Death, Murder, Xenophobia, Grief, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Torture, War, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts
acopytopy's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This is a weird one. Everything here is taken to the extreme. The writing style is so exaggerated and pretentious that it comes off as embarrassing. Despite the existence of time travel, most of the references the characters make revolve around the 1900s and recent human history. The main characters themselves are described in such a way that they feel more like concepts than actual people, down to their names of "Red" and "Blue".
Yet, I can't help but respect these authorial decisions even while I'm annoyed by them. They had a vision in mind, and they wrote it exactly as they wanted to without care for the reader's opinion. (Either that, or they genuinely thought this style of writing is enjoyable.) I don't love it, but I respect it.
Yet, I can't help but respect these authorial decisions even while I'm annoyed by them. They had a vision in mind, and they wrote it exactly as they wanted to without care for the reader's opinion. (Either that, or they genuinely thought this style of writing is enjoyable.) I don't love it, but I respect it.
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicide and Suicide attempt
mir_frog73's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The first half was kinda confusing, but everything comes together in the end and I never even thought of the plot twists. The writing was beautiful but sometimes hard to understand. It was giving inception
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Body horror, Stalking, Gore, Suicide attempt, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Grief, Murder, Violence, and War
spookily's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, Grief, War, and Suicide
Moderate: Animal death, Medical content, Confinement, Murder, Torture, and Animal cruelty
Minor: Gun violence, Vomit, Alcohol, Cursing, Abandonment, Gaslighting, and Child death
elspeth_h's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Death, Genocide, Violence, Body horror, Blood, Gore, and Murder
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Vomit, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Minor: Torture