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akgeekgirl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Blood, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Bullying, Child death, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Death, Blood, Torture, and Medical content
spicycronereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
The writing takes some getting used to as there is an interesting narrative convention where a lot of text is crossed out. It kind of seems like you’re reading her notebook, but not all the time. Sometimes it just seems like her thought process is impacted by all of the trauma she’s been through. The characters are sweet together, even if the Insta love is not my favorite thing. This is a YA book so, as to be expected, it’s not really spicy. There’s a little bit of kissing and lots of swooniness. 💖💖💖
Going in, I knew it was the first in a rather long series. So I wasn’t really surprised when it ended at a point where things were just getting started. In fact, the digital copy of the book includes a novella about one of the other characters and the actual book itself is only 75% of the kindle file.
Interestingly, you get really far into the book before Juliette is ever described. There’s a compelling narrative reason for this, but the descriptions of other characters are also pretty thin. So from a diversity perspective, there’s lots of wiggle room for you to impose your own vision. But for readers who default to imagining white characters it means this will end up not seeming very diverse. There’s one person who has a clearly Japanese name and another person with dreadlocks, but whose skin tone is never described.
Overall, the book kept me entertained. I will likely read the next one in the series but I don’t feel compelled to rush out and download it right away. ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 / 💖💖💖
Graphic: Gun violence, War, Gaslighting, and Violence
Moderate: Abandonment, Confinement, and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Torture, Suicidal thoughts, and Child death
lisa07xie'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
4.25
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Stalking, Colonisation, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, War, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Torture, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, and Violence
kalyn_c'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: Confinement, Gun violence, and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Death, and Child abuse
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Torture
noellelovesbooks's review against another edition
3.75
Mention of: child abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, parental neglect,
I've been meaning to read this book for ages...and it's just been sitting on my shelf waiting patiently. Welp last night I finally decided to crack it open...and ended up having to force myself to go to sleep and finish it today.
Juliette is such a broken girl who's been mistreated and ostracized for things that are out of her control. In a dystopian world where her powers could tip the balance in any direction...there are those out there that want her by their side.
This was such a fun read I can't wait to dive into the rest of the trilogy and see where it leads us!
Graphic: Torture, Death, Confinement, Murder, Blood, and Gun violence
Minor: Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse
random_being'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: Gun violence, Medical trauma, Confinement, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Violence, Child abuse, and War
worldofv33's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Gun violence, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, and Cursing
cardan_greenbriar_1'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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Blood, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Gun violence, and Murder
meghansarmiento97'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
4.0
Moderate: Gun violence, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Confinement, Death, and Torture
skyeshark1'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
4.5
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Gun violence, Hate crime, Torture, War, Murder, Abandonment, and Dysphoria