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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
njcowen'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
4.5
Graphic: Gun violence, Body horror, Blood, Violence, Torture, Self harm, Murder, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Genocide, Confinement, and War
Minor: Ableism, Alcohol, Colonisation, Excrement, and Pregnancy
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
ejjay7'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: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Violence, Suicide, War, Blood, Gore, and Torture
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
librarianlady1970'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
5.0
Graphic: Colonisation, Child death, and Gun violence
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
cc0906'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? No
4.5
Graphic: War, Gore, Physical abuse, Colonisation, Child death, Murder, Medical trauma, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Grief, Genocide, Confinement, Torture, Vomit, Violence, Bullying, Slavery, Kidnapping, and Blood
mirrorstorm_'s review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Torture, Gun violence, Suicide, War, Blood, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Slavery and Confinement
Minor: Cannibalism