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bella613's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Took me a few chapters to get into it, and the story was very predictable, but it was entertaining and well written. The beginning of the book kind of dragged, and the premise has definitely been done, and in better ways. It was like every ~girl finds out she has superpowers and learns to control them~ story mixed with every ~dystopian country in an oppresive civil war needs teenage girl to be the face of a rebellion against cruel leadership~ story. But there's nothing wrong with that, and YA readers eat that stuff up. I wish I could have read this in middle school. It still would have been predictable, but my complaints for this book are also true of the hunger games and divergent, and I loved those back then. I'm rating it pretty high because I did enjoy listening and I think I would have loved it if I were the age it's meant for (like 10 years ago).
I will definitely be checking out the rest of the series. I hope that we will get to know Mare's brothers better, that Cal will become a round character, and that we'll get more unique plot points.
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death, War, Grief, Blood, Classism, Torture, and Violence
emperordzi's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Murder, War, Colonisation, Classism, Racism, Racial slurs, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship
a1ice_booklover's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Minor: Hate crime, Murder, Violence, War, Death of parent, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Gun violence
yananhai's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Classism and Blood
Moderate: Murder, Torture, and War
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, and Death
natalie_j's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Drug use, Death, Confinement, Blood, Violence, Grief, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Classism, Murder, War, Self harm, Police brutality, and Medical content
pandareader24's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Emotional abuse, Torture, Violence, War, Blood, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief
rdawnl'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? No
4.0
Moderate: Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Blood, and War
julienicole1106's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Cursing, Child death, Gore, Grief, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Violence, War, Classism, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Death, Hate crime, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Confinement, Blood, Bullying, and Gaslighting
itsmeaemma'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: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Hate crime, Violence, Classism, Toxic relationship, War, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
itsheyfay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Racism, Police brutality, Classism, Death, Gaslighting, Blood, Physical abuse, and Death of parent
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Ableism, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death