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greymalkin's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Whoa! Hard to say much about this book without spoilers, though I will note that if you reach about halfway, either pause reading there or expect that you may be unable to put the book down until you finish it. But seriously, check out the content warnings (spoilers in them but this book is not going to be easy for many people)
A lot of big plots come to a boil in this book and the results are... violent. I am really glad that we got many scenes of preparation but also scenes of panicked/grim "what can you do in 5 minutes" disaster coping. I like seeing the protagonists being smart and doing their jobs well, but I also like the sensation of "this is not something you can really prepare for" to really sell the scale of it all.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, Murder, Child death, and Genocide
Moderate: Child abuse, Torture, Emotional abuse, and Slavery
Minor: Sexual assault, Self harm, and Addiction
dolores_madil's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
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? Yes
4.75
I extremely enjoyed this one too. The fear was intense and real in this one and I loved it sooo much. If I already did not know that there was one more book left I would have been content with the ending of this one but not like happy because just please (Smash characters face together) yeah so can't wait to read the next one.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Murder, Racial slurs, Self harm, and Violence
Moderate: Child death and Gun violence
zogg's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Child death
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