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caramiaculpa's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Child death, Death of parent, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Gore, Grief, and Toxic friendship
caseythereader's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Thanks to Del Rey Books for the free copy of this book.
- I never thought we’d get to return to Ashtown and Wiley! THOSE BEYOND THE WALL brings us back to the universe of THE SPACE BETWEEN WORLDS about ten years after the events of the first book, and things are different yet completely the same.
- The crew of the first book is back, this time with Mr. Scales as the narrator. She’s smart and hardheaded, but sometimes more ruthless than Cara was in the first book, which leads to a few good shocks in the story.
- Overall, I don’t think this was as tightly plotted as the first book, and occasionally heavy-handed in drawing parallels to our world. Still, I enjoyed being back in this world and Johnson’s mind, who somehow found even higher stakes for this book.
- I never thought we’d get to return to Ashtown and Wiley! THOSE BEYOND THE WALL brings us back to the universe of THE SPACE BETWEEN WORLDS about ten years after the events of the first book, and things are different yet completely the same.
- The crew of the first book is back, this time with Mr. Scales as the narrator. She’s smart and hardheaded, but sometimes more ruthless than Cara was in the first book, which leads to a few good shocks in the story.
- Overall, I don’t think this was as tightly plotted as the first book, and occasionally heavy-handed in drawing parallels to our world. Still, I enjoyed being back in this world and Johnson’s mind, who somehow found even higher stakes for this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Colonisation, Cursing, Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Abandonment, Classism, Death, Gun violence, Medical content, and Violence
Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual content, and Slavery
Minor: Addiction
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