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bookmark3brodi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Abandonment, Pandemic/Epidemic, Blood, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Medical content, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
lynxpardinus's review
3.75
Graphic: Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Pandemic/Epidemic, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Death, Death of parent, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Vomit, Ableism, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Xenophobia
Minor: Sexual content, Abandonment, Colonisation, Confinement, Animal cruelty, and Slavery
Suicide attempt warning is for mentions of a posthumous character having asked for assisted suicide.ronan900'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Death, and Medical content
Moderate: Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Violence, Child death, Cursing, Drug use, and Gore
Minor: Vomit, Abandonment, and Bullying
sihah'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Gun violence and Violence
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death, and Abandonment
raccoonteeth's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Genocide, Animal death, Body horror, Gun violence, Hate crime, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, Medical content, and Murder
chris_reads'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: Gun violence, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Grief, Blood, Confinement, Terminal illness, and Violence
Minor: Homophobia, Medical content, and Panic attacks/disorders
hylian_narwhal's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Gun violence
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Death, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, and Homophobia
Minor: Abandonment and Confinement
kshertz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Abandonment, Blood, Death, Homophobia, Murder, Physical abuse, Animal death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny
sssssoup'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
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Child death, Gore, Homophobia, and Violence
Minor: Abandonment, Racism, and Sexism
smasson13'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
5.0
Honestly, I imagined I was done with apocalypse books in a COVID world, but this was peddled to me hard as the queer romance I needed.
It was so much more than a romance or a post apocalypse book. As a YA novel, some themes were pretty obvious, but over all it was beautifully written and addressed such a difficult topic at a difficult time.
The main characters are adorable and they cry and it's real! That being said, I found their voices very similar so occasionally would have to look back and see whose chapter I was reading. As well, the side characters are a little under developed.
The romance doesn't feel forced. Instead it's just sweet moments and a whole lot of feelings.
Besides the cute queer romance though, this book was really well written as an adventure. While it may have followed some cliché storyline and themes, it never once felt forced or fake. Instead it was riveting. I was always unsure where the story would go next and the tense moments truly got my heart racing.
So while there may be flaws, it still receives a full 5 stars for me 🌟 What a fantastic novel, told with a gentle handle, for our very fragile world.
Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Violence, and Child death
Moderate: Drug use, Medical content, Murder, and Animal death
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Biphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Stalking