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wrensreadingroom's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Colonisation, Chronic illness, Death, Physical abuse, Classism, Abandonment, Alcohol, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Blood, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Murder, Drug use, Police brutality, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Misogyny, Stalking, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Violence, Vomit, and War
ali_k0's review
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Overall good book, there was just long periods of (what felt like) nothing, in-between short periods of something. Several parts felt like they were there to just show how awesome one character or another was.
However, the world building was deeply thought-out, and Aveyard never got lore dumpy. I just wish the pace of the book had been faster, 560 pages felt needless for book 1.
However, the world building was deeply thought-out, and Aveyard never got lore dumpy. I just wish the pace of the book had been faster, 560 pages felt needless for book 1.
Graphic: Violence, War, and Death
Moderate: Chronic illness and Sexism
Minor: Torture and Vomit
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