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sarah_amy's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
A re-read from about 13 years ago, and oddly, I think I loved it more this time around! Marsden has a magical way of describing the environment the teens are in and all of their surroundings to make it feel like you're among them, trying to survive the invasion. Even though these books are marketed towards young adults, I feel they could be enjoyed by the older crowd too. Great mix of adventure and suspense as well as a lot of funny moments of teens just goofing around like the kids they still are. From memory, I enjoyed the series even more as it went on (though I only read up to the 4th book), so I'm looking forward to reading through the rest!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Violence, Colonisation, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, War, Murder, Animal death, and Slavery
Moderate: Alcohol, Medical content, Sexual content, Child death, Cultural appropriation, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, and Gun violence
lauratector's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- 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
5.0
I've read this book at least once a year. I love it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, War, and Murder
Moderate: Violence, Gun violence, and Animal death
Minor: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Ableism
christygsp's review against another edition
slow-paced
2.5
Pretty unimpressed, but I will admit that I’m not exactly the target demographic (age wise, because I am indeed an Australian).
The first part with the kids camping was Boring - I was coming to the story for the invasion part not the camping randomly part.
The conversations they had about “apocalypse end of the world” while camping but before they went back felt pretty slap your face stupid. We all know that’s what happened back home, it was unnecessary to have a conversation about that potentially having, right as it’s happening close by…
So many animals died and that was heartbreaking and I didn’t see that happening to so many after only a few days.
There were really odd and out of place references to the Bible, that were either very glib, or apathetic. Seems to me they were pretty unnecessary- and that’s coming from a reader who loves Christian fiction!
I don’t know WHY the hermit killer thing was necessary… it wasn’t that I could see. However, there are more books in this series so perhaps it would be later on?
The story (when it got going) was pretty okay…
The first part with the kids camping was Boring - I was coming to the story for the invasion part not the camping randomly part.
The conversations they had about “apocalypse end of the world” while camping but before they went back felt pretty slap your face stupid. We all know that’s what happened back home, it was unnecessary to have a conversation about that potentially having, right as it’s happening close by…
So many animals died and that was heartbreaking and I didn’t see that happening to so many after only a few days.
There were really odd and out of place references to the Bible, that were either very glib, or apathetic. Seems to me they were pretty unnecessary- and that’s coming from a reader who loves Christian fiction!
I don’t know WHY the hermit killer thing was necessary… it wasn’t that I could see. However, there are more books in this series so perhaps it would be later on?
The story (when it got going) was pretty okay…
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence and Animal death
brnnmrggn's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- 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? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: War
Moderate: Animal death and Violence
Minor: Grief, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail
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