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4.3 AVERAGE
4.3 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Es una de esas tantas historias donde el mundo distopico solo es un recurso para la trama real que se enfoca en la humanidad de las personas y la personalidad de cada protagonista. Aunque no es una historia de accion tiene sus momentos y es de esas historias donde no puedes evitar sentir afecto por los protagonistas. Ambas son muy inteligentes, muy valientes y lo mejor que tiene la trama es la forma en la que se adaptan al mundo en el que viven
ETA after audiobook re-read: LORI PRINCE’S PERFORMANCE MAKES THIS EVEN BETTER!! Bumping up a star because damn. She is good I
And I almost cried a few times.
ohh i loved this!! both MCs were lovable and fantastic and their dynamic was so good. i reaaaaaly fell in love with maddie, in particular, but i adored them both. the secondary characters, esp/mainly, maddie's family were great, and it has everything you could want from a zombie, road trip, sapphic romance novel. really great.
And I almost cried a few times.
ohh i loved this!! both MCs were lovable and fantastic and their dynamic was so good. i reaaaaaly fell in love with maddie, in particular, but i adored them both. the secondary characters, esp/mainly, maddie's family were great, and it has everything you could want from a zombie, road trip, sapphic romance novel. really great.
5 stars!
To be honest, I only got this book because of the numerous TikTok videos I saw that suggested it was a good read. Never have I been happier about the fact that this annoying little app pointed me in the right direction, because damn, I think Hearing Red is the best book I have ever read – and I go through sapphic books at an alarming rate, so that says a lot.
I’m neither a fan of horror, nor do I like zombie apocalypse stories, so it came as a big surprise that the story of HR worked so well for me – and it did so because of the two main characters and the way their slowly blossoming feelings for each other were depicted. All the times they solo traveled or simply spend time together away from others felt special and more often than not ended up making me smile, even in the most intense and dire situations.
Maddie's blindness as well as Saff’s past traumas were also masterfully handled and ended up enriching the story – especially the way the point of view often shifts to Maddie who simply experiences the world in a different way, enhancing the feel of the surrounding chaos and danger but also at times making intimate moments that more impactful.
While it took a little while to get into the story and get to know the characters well enough to start caring about them, when I reached that point, the two of them slowly but surely managed to become what I would call “comfort characters”, or in other words, characters I would gladly read another 500 pages or even more pages about. I’m truly sad that this book had to end and now I’m left with the feeling that this probably pushed my standards for sapphic stories up so high that I won’t be able to enjoy other books for quite a while. Truly, this is one of those titles that I just wish I could erase from my memory to experience again for the first time....
To be honest, I only got this book because of the numerous TikTok videos I saw that suggested it was a good read. Never have I been happier about the fact that this annoying little app pointed me in the right direction, because damn, I think Hearing Red is the best book I have ever read – and I go through sapphic books at an alarming rate, so that says a lot.
I’m neither a fan of horror, nor do I like zombie apocalypse stories, so it came as a big surprise that the story of HR worked so well for me – and it did so because of the two main characters and the way their slowly blossoming feelings for each other were depicted. All the times they solo traveled or simply spend time together away from others felt special and more often than not ended up making me smile, even in the most intense and dire situations.
Maddie's blindness as well as Saff’s past traumas were also masterfully handled and ended up enriching the story – especially the way the point of view often shifts to Maddie who simply experiences the world in a different way, enhancing the feel of the surrounding chaos and danger but also at times making intimate moments that more impactful.
While it took a little while to get into the story and get to know the characters well enough to start caring about them, when I reached that point, the two of them slowly but surely managed to become what I would call “comfort characters”, or in other words, characters I would gladly read another 500 pages or even more pages about. I’m truly sad that this book had to end and now I’m left with the feeling that this probably pushed my standards for sapphic stories up so high that I won’t be able to enjoy other books for quite a while. Truly, this is one of those titles that I just wish I could erase from my memory to experience again for the first time....
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
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:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book destroyed me, would absolutely recommend
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
tense
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:
Complicated