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atlas_oliver'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
5.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Animal death, Suicide, and Panic attacks/disorders
alyssadavis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Neil had been doing one stupid thing after another all year long and this has turned into one of the best years of his life.
Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence
Minor: Animal death, Death, Grief, Murder, and Self harm
luisaaaa'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: Torture, Murder, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Death, Gun violence, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Alcohol and Drug use
Minor: Animal cruelty
yea it’s a lot lolthe_othersidewv'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Murder, Torture, Violence, and Sexual content
Minor: Gore, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault
diana314'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
5.0
The last game was insane, it wasn’t as descriptive as the first games were, but holy cow.
The development that the team goes through -Kevin specially- and their relationships are chefs kiss. I need another book just with the Foxes existing 🥺 their friendship is amazing and it’ll give me serotonin for like half a year 🥺❤️
Neil’s sexuality could have been more explored tho 🥺 I would have loved a confirmation of him being demisexual, it would have been awesome. It’ll stay as a headcannon in my head 🥺
10/10, would recommend it to everyone.
Graphic: Blood, Death, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Alcohol, Grief, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, Self harm, and Sexual assault
macakova'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? Yes
5.0
amazing, heart breaking
they all have a special place in my heart and i already miss them, they all deserved so much better
Graphic: Violence, Torture, and Death
Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual assault, Rape, and Homophobia
emiliehomme's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Cursing, Drug abuse, Homophobia, and Sexual content
Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
e113's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Death
Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault
Minor: Self harm
bisquii'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? Yes
3.0
READ TRIGGER WARNINGS BEFORE READING!
WARNING:
Unrealistic depiction of medication/prescription drugs (antipsychotics)
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence
The book does not pull any punches or sugarcoat traumatic events, please be careful. If you have any doubt about being okay with reading about any of the trigger warnings, do know that the depictions of them are very graphic!impeachnixon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Some things I liked:
- THAT LAST EXY GAME!! The Exy scenes are always some of my favorites, but there were so many little things (Neil's past on defense, Kevin changing his hand) that finally paid off and it was so good!!
- I loved the found family really coming out in this story!!
- I think the writing and general pacing were best in this book!
- While I have issues with the relationship between Andrew and Neil in this story, I'm a sucker for any romance ever. Plus, Neil and Andrew's relationship really grew on me, both how we got to see their feelings slowly develop and how their trust in each other developed (I especially loved their conversations about and attention to consent).
Some things I didn't love:
- The two antagonists being a mafia/gang and a sports team felt a little unbalanced. Neil being nearly killed by his father around the 250-260 page mark made the rest of the pacing strange. Also, at some point I feel like the story got too big for its breeches and it was hard to believe that Neil can make it out of all of this alive.
- Andrew and Neil's relationship felt kind of rushed? Like within the confines of this book only, their relationship developed at a reasonable to slow pace over the course of the 400 pages. But in the context of the whole series, it just kind of came out of nowhere.
- Andrew had a lot of... flaws that made him fairly annoying. His violence was concerning and made him not really a character I wanted to follow? It's one thing when he gets into violent arguments with his teammates who know him, put up with him, and can handle him. But when he's threatening, like, Katelyn? Also, his whole agreement that his brother can't date anyone that Andrew breaks when he starts seeing Neil? Wasn't always a fan of Andrew, and I feel like I could have been if his character was developed and explored further and if his flaws were treated as flaws.
- Stuart's whole character kind of came out of nowhere, and felt like he came out of convenience. There were a few other things that felt like they were big plot conveniences, but that was the biggest one that I remember.
There are a lot more things that I thought, but that's just some things. I definitely enjoyed my reading experience overall!
Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Cursing, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Suicide, Forced institutionalization, and Sexual violence