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Imagine a major theme of revolution of miners on mars.
A rigid caste system.
Also heavy influence of the spartan agoge sci fi military academy tropes.
And it’s good. So good.
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Deportation
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence
Minor: Cannibalism
Graphic: Death, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Vomit, Medical content, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Animal death
This first book belongs solidly within the YA genre. The plot moves at break neck pace, losing the reader first at the beginning, but once accustomed, it becomes easy. Certain plot points are wrapped up quickly upon being introduced, but all strings are tied at the very end.
I’ve been wrestling with myself as to whether or not I should purchase the sequel…and my answer is a solid yes.
Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault
sadly, i didn't. the main character was insufferable for the first half of the book (sometimes he still annoyed me in the second half but he got better) and there were things that happened at the beginning that just annoyed the heck out of me. my fave characters were, surprise, not the main dude, and they stole the show for me. at times, the cast felt really large and so some characters were not developed as well as i hoped? plus, it just made things confusing and difficult to remember.
i also don't really like pierce brown's writing. it's quite static, the sentences are relatively short, and he uses certain vocabulary that gives me the ick lol
however, i am still giving this book 3 stars because there were some fun twists that i enjoyed in the second half the book, and the action was pretty decent! sigh, i'm conflicted as to whether i want to finish the series..... maybe if i'm in the mood for it one day
Graphic: Death, Gore, Misogyny, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault
Minor: Animal death, Cannibalism
Graphic: Murder, Classism
Moderate: Gore, Rape, Slavery, Medical content
Minor: Sexual assault, Excrement, Cannibalism
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
I’m all for rallying the people against the oppressors, I think these stories are truly important, however there has to be a way to get the point across in less pages or with faster pacing.
Also… you can tell a hetero-cis-male wrote the series.
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Minor: Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Medical content, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol