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noellegrace8's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
I don't include the audio performer in my overall star review, but I'd give Rebecca Soler 4/5. There isn't much to say outside of her performance falling a bit flat. It wasn't actively bad, but there wasn't enough excitement and variance in her narration to intrigue me; my inner reading dialogue is much more enthusiastic than her performance itself is.
Graphic: Ableism, Terminal illness, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Classism
Minor: Confinement, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation
Those listed in "graphic" are central themes, although the ableism is more of metaphor (Cinder is a cyborg and treated poorly because of it) than a direct commentary. Moderate categories listed are related to the death of a loved one in the plot, a medical research focus due to the epidemic theme, and the aforementioned ordeal of Cinder being cyborg. "Minor" category items are straightforward and not too present in the book._ren's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Gun violence, and Blood
Minor: Vomit and Abandonment
smileypers0n's review
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Xenophobia, Medical content, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
reddeddy'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Medical content, Grief, Abandonment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting
Minor: Chronic illness, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Murder, Colonisation, and War
empathephant's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Xenophobia, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Dementia, and Car accident
A pandemic that causes nearly death threatens the world. The plot takes place under the looming threat of war, centering on trying to prevent the war. Main character is an orphan, living in an abusive adoptive family.