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alexxm13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
my annotation guide:
- grey = growth (character arc/world building)
- peach = parallels to the real world (world issues)
- white = quotes i love
- pink = romance/love/family
Moderate: Slavery, Blood, Classism, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Torture, and War
cosmicnova's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Death, and Confinement
Moderate: Gun violence
Minor: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Emotional abuse
_childuntold's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Moderate: Murder and Forced institutionalization
Spoiler?? idk Even though not mentioned, child abuse can be interpreted as Juliette (the main) was placed in an insane asylum by her parents._mm_'s review against another edition
Graphic: Gun violence, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, and Violence
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Torture
gothmiku'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? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, and Gun violence
Moderate: Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Abandonment, Classism, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, and Child abuse
crybabybea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
Graphic: Death, Child abuse, Confinement, Mental illness, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Forced institutionalization
filipa_maia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The story is so interesting, so different from the fantasy that I usually read, it had so much potential... for me, the writing ruined it. I understand that we are inside the mind of a girl who is being held prisoner because of her powers (and I really enjoy all the phrases that are crossed - those things that are only in her brain and she never says them out loud), but there are other things that bothered me a lot: the repetitions - I know that she keeps repeating things to herself, but you don't need to write them over and over again (we get it); the numbers - what the hell! I think this is the first time that I read a book in which the number are not written in full (I know that this is just a technicality, and as no interference in the story, but I don't like it).
Overall I think that, this could be such a better book if the story was written in a different way. Somehow, I don't understand Warner's obsession with Juliette (it makes no sense - he wants to use her as a weapon and at the same time wants her... so why did he kept her locked up, almost dying for so long?); I, definitely, don't trust Adam - he has the same amount of obsession for Juliette, but because he's hot, that's ok). Other thing I did not get is the "end of the world" plot twist: we are lead to believe that this is sort of a "mid-apocalyptic" scenario and, apparently, is all a big government conspiracy?
Well, I'm going to read the second book, hoping it will clear some of my doubts and I start liking this story a bit much. We'll see!
Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Torture and Sexual harassment
Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Animal cruelty, and Death of parent
samflowerv6's review against another edition
3.75
“I spent my life folded between the pages of books.
In the absence of human relationships I formed bonds with paper characters. I lived love and loss through stories threaded in history; I experienced adolescence by association. My world is one interwoven web of words, stringing limb to limb, bone to sinew, thoughts and images all together. I am a being comprised of letters, a character created by sentences, a figment of imagination formed through fiction.”
“You're absolutely delicious when you're angry."
"Too bad my taste is poisonous for your palate.”
Graphic: Murder, Torture, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Toxic relationship, Grief, Medical trauma, and Violence
Moderate: Child death
ruthiedr89's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Domestic abuse
Minor: Child abuse, Torture, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
smutlifeornolife'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? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Violence, Child abuse, Gore, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, Forced institutionalization, War, Murder, and Torture