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phosphenes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Medical content, and Violence
Moderate: Gore, Cursing, Hate crime, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Blood
Minor: Racism, Sexism, Ableism, Vomit, and Suicidal thoughts
phoofy'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Death
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Vomit
teslis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
It was a bit slow in the beginning and I didn’t get that far in it before putting it down. So I wasn’t super interested in the beginning.
But, as I was reading I got so hooked, I read like 2/3 of the book in like 36 hours (including sleeping and working). I was stuck, but there were some parts that I didn’t enjoy that much or feel weird about.
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Death, Blood, Gun violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Child death
Moderate: Vomit
Minor: Slavery, Homophobia, and Suicidal thoughts
madmadmaddymad'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
3.0
The only part I actually had a good time with was the budding romance between Jamie and Andrew. Except for one thing. I know sexuality can be a fluid thing - but I really don’t enjoy books where a character is stated to be straight and then suddenly is doing some really homosexual stuff. I find it really uncomfy. I would have preferred it if Jaimie just admitted he was bi.
The romance was sweet, though.
Also - I’m so glad they helped Cara. A place like the Fort Caroline sounds like my actual nightmare, and I wanted them to go back and save all the women there, who were probably being used for broodmares and kept against their will. That plot was actually horrific. I know they had to leave - but they should have told the other settlement at the end that there was a fucked up settlement to the north, and some of the things that were happening there. I’m glad Cara got out, but I’m sure there were so many others in that place who regret coming to live there, just like she did.
Graphic: Death and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Homophobia and Violence
fractaltexan'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? It's complicated
4.75
The characterization of Andrew and Jamison is amazing, and Brown works well to blend together both a broken world, hope for a future yet unseen, and the dangers that can be rather inherent in a world that was destroyed.
This book made me laugh, made me cry, made me ponder just what kind of a world we live in, and whether or not human nature would go the way no one would like it to go.
Moderate: Blood, Gun violence, and Pandemic/Epidemic
micah_mac's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Gun violence
Minor: Homophobia
micaelacccc'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
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Violence
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Homophobia
pryingblackbird'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
Moderate: Gun violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexism, Homophobia, Ableism, and Racism
capriqueen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.5
The beginning of the book gave me a lot of anxiety, mostly because I kept imagining what I would do in their situation, and I wasn’t sure if I could actually read this. But the anxiety went away as soon as they got on the road (I think knowing, from the summary, that people come after them in the cabin had me on tenterhooks waiting for that to happen and I couldn’t relax)
Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Violence, and Gun violence
Moderate: Religious bigotry and Homophobia
Minor: Vomit
h4wk1nz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
what i would give to read it for the first time again <3
Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Homophobia, Violence, Gun violence, and Death