Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Camp Zero by Michelle Min Sterling

7 reviews

kshertz's review

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

This was a Fascinating world and idea for a plot. I’m not sure why it didn’t totally connect for me. I just wasn’t very invested in the characters and their survival and thriving. But I think the world building and plot were interesting. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Death, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Sexual assault, and Violence

dancefaery's review

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Several good ideas that don’t fully develop. The author could have done so much more with the characters and settings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Alcohol, Colonisation, Abandonment, Misogyny, Sexism, Death, Gaslighting, and War

zombiezami's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.0

Some of the plot lost me, but I liked the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Blood, Cursing, Classism, Infidelity, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Colonisation, Murder, Sexual content, Death, Gaslighting, and Grief

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Incest

erinpiac's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

I was interested in the plot at first, but it really lost me in the second half. The characters weren't very well developed and the writing wasn't good (especially the dialogue). Many plot points also centered around hating men and the reasoning behind this wasn't believable (except for the Foreman, who made sense to hate). And they mentioned the exploitation of Indigenous people many times, but did not include any representation from those groups, and kept the commentary very surface-level.

Also I didn't like how they kept saying "We only kill when necessary" or whenever when they literally could have robbed people instead of murdering a bunch of men. I feel like they could have acknowledged male priveledge and dealt with it in a way that wasn't just them murdering men nonchalantly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Death, Murder, Sexism, and Violence

mandi_lea's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Classism, Colonisation, Blood, Violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Death, Confinement, Sexual violence, Murder, and Misogyny

Moderate: Animal death, Racism, Car accident, Child death, Alcohol, and Pregnancy

torturedreadersdept's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.5

I don’t always love dystopian stories but this one got me to love and fear it. Between the ominous update to our present-day social media addiction and the continuation of our climate disaster, as well as the well-placed references to the ways our societies have harmed the earth and stolen from indigenous communities, this novel taking place in 2049-2050 was a gut punch, as was realizing that one of the main bad (ish) guys was born in the 90s, making him younger than me…. Yikes! I really enjoyed this book way more than I expected to.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Murder, Violence, Colonisation, Child death, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Body horror, Classism, Alcohol, Confinement, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Sexual content, Trafficking, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, and Blood

lindsayerin's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Abandonment, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

Minor: Fire/Fire injury