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ardinareads's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
thrilling, fast-paced, at some points violent and difficult to read. beautifully written. loved it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Police brutality and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death of parent, Violence, Racism, Racial slurs, and Murder
sareadchou's review against another edition
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Violence, and Gun violence
kbusemeyer's review
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I think this book was overall pretty good, there were a lot of scenes that felt real and the author did a great job and getting you immersed in the scene. There were definitely things I didn’t like where scenes went on too long or it felt like the language switched to be more poetic for no reason. The POV also switched up a lot, which was strange.
Ju’s character was so poorly written to me, especially compared to King who felt more developed. Ju felt like she was there to be an accessory to everything else going on.
The last section of the book left a lot of things up to interpretation, which was good and bad. I think it is nice to have the ambiguity, but some characters feel like they could’ve just finished. Charles Wickhamshire for example, I’m not sure why we met Martin and had them plan how to unite African ministers and everything just for the story to end.
Ju’s character was so poorly written to me, especially compared to King who felt more developed. Ju felt like she was there to be an accessory to everything else going on.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Vomit
Moderate: Racism
This is about protests and they definitely do go into some graphic detail.steppheses's review
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Violence, and Gun violence
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