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stephanieluxton'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
5.0
Without spoilers, here's my general thoughts. Pierce Brown absolutely nailed writing complex characters. This series may have some of the best and most interesting/flawed/real characters I've ever experienced - which is wild because there's a lot of characters!
This book continues to have an amazing balance of action and politics. Things don't always go according to plan. I love having heroes and villains who are all incredibly intelligent and resourceful. There's never a point where I feel like our characters are being particiularly stupid or making dumb decisions just to move the plot along.
There are parts of this book that are slower but the grand finale blew my goddamn mind, and made me want to scream and cry and then still left me feeling better when it was all over.
Books rarely surprise me but this series did again and again.
I want to read the subsequent books but I am almost afraid to because, while this book definitely is open ended, I loved how it wrapped up.
Graphic: Gun violence, War, Classism, and Violence
linneak's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death of parent, Genocide, Kidnapping, Medical content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, War, Murder, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Toxic friendship, Classism, Violence, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Sexism, Pregnancy, Cannibalism, Child death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Misogyny
oakdogs's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Torture, Murder, War, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
meridith_bex's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Slavery, Gore, Confinement, Blood, Death, War, Violence, and Gun violence
Moderate: Classism and Colonisation
Minor: Death of parent, Suicide, Alcohol, Vomit, and Cursing
reddeddy's review
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Slavery, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Gore, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Xenophobia, Death of parent, War, Abandonment, Blood, Death, Genocide, Self harm, Body horror, and Cursing
Moderate: Hate crime, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Torture, Alcohol, Drug use, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Body shaming, Bullying, and Dysphoria
Minor: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Vomit, Excrement, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Racism, Cannibalism, and Racial slurs
kiwij96'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
4.75
Where this book loses marks is the battle scenes. Sometimes they are just too...wordy, or like they're trying to achieve too much. I cannot conceptualise half of the scenes in my head, which maybe is a me-problem, but sometimes I just can't picture it and it brings me out of the story a bit. (There was also that "Bye Felicia" moment and I actually took damage from cringing.)
Graphic: Classism, Grief, Torture, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Murder, Death of parent, and War
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Cannibalism, Drug use, Medical content, and Suicide
alyse_turns_pages'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Cannibalism, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Suicide, War, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Classism, Violence, Blood, and Confinement
theintrovertsbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Suicide, Mass/school shootings, Gore, Death, Confinement, Classism, Torture, Self harm, War, Kidnapping, Blood, Cursing, Body horror, and Violence
Moderate: Trafficking, Racism, Alcohol, Slavery, Medical trauma, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Cannibalism, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Child death
Minor: Excrement, Drug use, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Rape, Pregnancy, Colonisation, Grief, Infidelity, Hate crime, Genocide, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Vomit
tiana_king'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Genocide, Slavery, Kidnapping, Murder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, Classism, Toxic friendship, Confinement, Body horror, and War
Moderate: Torture and Miscarriage
murrayscottferguson'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Gore, Bullying, Cannibalism, Classism, Confinement, Racism, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Slavery, War, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, and Death of parent