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itsryder_'s review against another edition
5.0
Exquisite, horrifying vivid imagery that's a direct blow to the human senses. Power completely nails the internal war within a female being held in captivity for long periods in a way that's sure to resonate with readers. For better or worse, bound by the constraints of a forced oppression. Power beautifully delivers a tightly bound literary gift between the bloodthirsty spark of carnal survival and the pull to protecting one's own against natural and unnatural threats. Hetty's recollections of those she yearn's to be and remain in orbit of are in the darkest, barest part's of a soul buried beneath emotional trauma.
maksiqt's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
honeybee_reads_'s review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
trynow's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
hannahtufte's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I was very intrigued by the cover and the synopsis of this book. I was also recommended this book by a coworker... but those are some of the only good things I have to say about it. The book, for me, lacked in every other aspect. The characters were not well interconnected with each other. The plot did not really go anywhere.
reading_not_dying's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- 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
2.75
lilaezz's review against another edition
4.0
Sapphic horror. Creepy. Weird. What more could I possibly ask for?
schokomami's review
4.0
Couldn't put the book down! However I needed more. More explanation, more of the girls and altogether more pages.
whiterubys's review against another edition
4.0
"“I’ve spent every day since I met her telling myself the wrong thing. Telling myself over and over that she was cold, when maybe she was burning the whole time.”
This was like the sapphic version of Annihilation that I've been dreaming about for years, and as brutal, bizarre, and wild (ha) as this was, I enjoyed every bit of it.
When a mysterious virus takes over the world, the girls at the isolated school of Raxter are stranded on their island. Many of their teachers have died and left them to fend for themselves, and the girls are just barely pushing through. Hetty, Byatt and Reese are an unbreakable trio, until Byatt mysteriously disappears. Hetty and Reese break quarantine for the first time to find her, and discover more than they ever thought possible.
I will say, this book probably isn't for everyone. But I love the bizarre and the remarkable and the absolutely weird-ass sci-fi, and including the sapphics I feel like this book was catered directly to the weird abyss that is my brain. The book was wild and unpredictable and I loved every second of it. The main 3 also had a compelling relationship that promoted platonic love being just as important as romantic love (though there is a romance I'm head over heels for). My only criticism is that I wish the side characters were developed a bit more. If you're as obsessed and terrified with the bear scene from Annihilation as much as I am, this is a book you will not put down once you pick up.
This was like the sapphic version of Annihilation that I've been dreaming about for years, and as brutal, bizarre, and wild (ha) as this was, I enjoyed every bit of it.
When a mysterious virus takes over the world, the girls at the isolated school of Raxter are stranded on their island. Many of their teachers have died and left them to fend for themselves, and the girls are just barely pushing through. Hetty, Byatt and Reese are an unbreakable trio, until Byatt mysteriously disappears. Hetty and Reese break quarantine for the first time to find her, and discover more than they ever thought possible.
I will say, this book probably isn't for everyone. But I love the bizarre and the remarkable and the absolutely weird-ass sci-fi, and including the sapphics I feel like this book was catered directly to the weird abyss that is my brain. The book was wild and unpredictable and I loved every second of it. The main 3 also had a compelling relationship that promoted platonic love being just as important as romantic love (though there is a romance I'm head over heels for). My only criticism is that I wish the side characters were developed a bit more. If you're as obsessed and terrified with the bear scene from Annihilation as much as I am, this is a book you will not put down once you pick up.