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rebeccacider's review
3.0
Picked it up because I'm a big Molly Ostertag fan. Great worldbuilding, but a disappointing story.
rainbowofcrazy's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
100% borrowed this because of Molly Knox Ostertag. (highly recommend The Witch Boy series!) Her art is fun and distinctive. This was a very different story, darker and steering towards some adult themes.
This was a very dystopian story. Human vs aliens. Wish it was a series as it would have been nice to get to know more about the war and what had happened exactly. And I would have liked to see more development between the different relationships.
Like cool she gets to be reunited with her niece and I know nothing about this kid. The niece is just... around until she's useful for their plan at the very end because she's the smallest of the group. That's.. that's literally her whole purpose.
The romance aspect was rather lackluster. It felt rather unnecessary.
I liked the story though. I would be up for more stories in this world.
This was a very dystopian story. Human vs aliens. Wish it was a series as it would have been nice to get to know more about the war and what had happened exactly. And I would have liked to see more development between the different relationships.
I liked the story though. I would be up for more stories in this world.
willowtree7's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
- 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
5.0
droar's review
4.0
Hmmmmmm post-apocalypse civilizations AND aliens? Sign me up! Class issues, survival stories, rebellion plotting, and luuurve as an added bonus. I hope this is, in fact, a series and that the continuing story is as good as it's opening venture. More please!
bookstoashes's review
3.0
3 stars for Shattered Warriors!
A beautiful graphic novel that I picked up at my library just for the heck of it. Thought it was good, not overly incredible but the flashback scene had such beautiful artwork, I wanted to see more. All in all, it was a good fast read with an interesting enough story.
A beautiful graphic novel that I picked up at my library just for the heck of it. Thought it was good, not overly incredible but the flashback scene had such beautiful artwork, I wanted to see more. All in all, it was a good fast read with an interesting enough story.
kaitslibrary's review against another edition
3.0
i feel like this was really good but could have been so much better with more backstory. i'd love to see what life was like before so i can get a better sense of the characters and to fall more in love with them but, overall, a pretty good story.
hereisenough's review
4.0
In a world conquered by aliens, Colleen learns how to rebel and love. Really, really good.
hawkelf's review
fast-paced
- 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? It's complicated
3.0
suspiciouspinecone's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
tense
slow-paced
- 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
A brilliant book with fantastic art. It felt live a very real presentation of an invaded/occupied place, with very real characters. There are stretches where there isn't any dialogue during conversations, letting the illustrations tell the story. It's a very effective technique, and helped move the story along.
Theconversation Coleen has with Lucy about love, about the way you have to love people because they die, was really beautiful and sad. It felt like very earned development.
If I have a criticism, it's the relationship between Jannbo and Ridley. It felt poorly developed and like it should've been interesting but wasn't.
That's all, aside from that, this was a beautiful book with fantastic art.
The
If I have a criticism, it's the relationship between Jannbo and Ridley. It felt poorly developed and like it should've been interesting but wasn't.
That's all, aside from that, this was a beautiful book with fantastic art.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and War
Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual content
directorpurry's review
emotional
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury