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All These Monsters by Amy Tintera

croissant_moon's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

natalie_reads_'s review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.0

adragonwithoutfire's review against another edition

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3.5

 I was going to give this book a 2.5 but I had to give it a 3.5 because of Edan. 
If this book was from his perspective 10/10 would recommend to anyone and everyone. But alas.

smartinez9's review against another edition

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4.0

4.5

izzys_internet_bookshelf's review against another edition

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5.0

5/5

I loved this book from beginning to end and I can’t wait to read the next book in this series! I loved the characters and how realistic the book felt to me. The action was really fun to read and the mystery that was kind of pushed into the plot kept me going, wanting more of the story.

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5.0

If Clara Pratt is good at anything, it's taking a hit. She's spent her whole life being abused by her father. Now, she's ready to fight back, and ready to take on Scrabs: hideous six-foot tall monsters with sharp claws and teeth that currently terrorize Europe and Asia, with a few sightings in the Americas. When rich, tech-heir Grayson St. John announces that he--in response to the US Government refusing to send the military to fight Scrabs--is creating his own elite fighting squads to rid the world of Scrabs. It's Clara's ticket out of Texas and out of her father's hands, giving her purpose and freedom. But monster fighting is no joke, and soon the Scrabs seem to be the least of Clara's problems. The biggest, most evil monsters may be hiding in plain sight...

This fantastic first half of a duology is some of Tintera's finest, with truly horrific monsters, phenomenal characters (ranging from 'must protect at all cost' to 'must punch in the face at least once'), and a really cool alternate history/present for our world. And then there's the fight scenes. Amy Tintera is one of the few authors I know who can put a fight scene in just about every chapter and you not feel overwhelmed by the continuous action. It all flows together seamlessly, but also it's kind of like a horror movie. You know they're going to fight Scrabs. They're going to show up. So of course they show up at what is probably the worst possible time. You expect it, but only to a certain extent, so it is still a surprise when they come up out of the ground.

And then there's Tintera's deft handling of two incredibly important but sensitive subjects: parental abuse and abusive relationships. Clara and another character have discussions about breaking the cycle of abuse, and working through the ramifications of her abuse. For Clara particularly, it is having trouble making and keeping friends, trusting people, and feeling a need to keep silent about her past, which also leaves her feeling distant from her teammates. But, slowly, she's making friends, making progress, and living her best life. As she should! I won't get too much into the second topic there to avoid spoilers, however, but it's there and well-written and Clara has an amazing support system to have her back, physically and emotionally.

makeshiftstar's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced
  • 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

3.25

nyeran's review against another edition

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1.0

Monster rancher vieni con noi
tu puoi giocare puoi lottare senza arrenderti mai
nel mondo Monster rancher vieni con noi
a sognare, ad amare, a lottare e non mollare mai

Se l'hai riconosciuta dieci punti alla tua casa.

✿ Questa sigla mi è risuonata in testa per tutto il tempo e non c'entra assolutamente nulla con la trama. Per l'esattezza mi è rimasta in testa fino al capitolo 13 (pagina 80 circa) dove ho cominciato a rompermi le scatole e ho cominciato a skippare. Tanto sapevo cosa avrei trovato. E infatti, conosciamo Julian che è la prima persona che tratta Clara in modo gentile (e te pare), poi scopriamo essere il suo caposquadra (e te pare), il migliore amico del capo supremo (e te pare), diventa l'interesse amoroso/ragazzo di Clara (e te pare) e non contento fa pure il doppio gioco e scopriamo che sta dalla parte dei cattivi. I clichè.
Clara è la protagonista ed intorno a lei ruotano circa 12/13 persone che parlano tutte nello stesso modo, le descrizioni fisiche non sono pervenute e non ti interessa nemmeno chi sta parlando perché tanto non li conosci e non li distingui quindi chissenefrega.

✿ Comunque, questo è l'ennesimo esempio di un libro con una trama che si regge solo quando ti ricordi che è ambientato in america, che tutti sappiamo essere un paese del cazzo. Ci sono due ragazzi miliardari, a malapena maggiorenni che decidono di creare un gruppo di soldati per andare in Europa e Asia ad uccidere dei mostri. Questo gruppo ovviamente è privato e autofinanziato ed essendo americano riesce ad arruolare minorenni, ad armarsi da solo e a fare quello che vuole. D'altra parte sono in america, un paese dove è legale sparare un razzo e possedere un lanciafiamme. Questo gruppo, ovviamente, dovrà scontrarsi con un altro gruppo di soldati mercenari privato che invece vogliono addestrare i mostri per combattere con loro. E il governo non dice un cazzo. Nessuno dice un cazzo. Il governo non pensa minimamente che questi possano usare quei soldi e quelle armi per fare del male, per deporre il governo, per conquistare altri paesi. Invece tutti prendono queste iniziative con la massima tranquillità.

✿ Quant'è irreale che l'America, paese guerrafondaio, si tiri fuori da dei conflitti mondiali e non vada in giro per il mondo a sparare a qualsiasi cosa si muova? Lo hanno fatto per molto meno. E perché gli altri paesi dovrebbero lasciar entrare nel loro territorio degli americani armati fino ai denti? Una forza militare non governativa che non è nemmeno tenuta a rispettare convenzioni e discipline militari. E poi basta con questo sbandierare che gli americani sono più forti e più bravi e gli altri stati non possono farcela da soli se poi state dimostrando esattamente il contrario. Ma poi Justin riceve l'email del padre di Clara (complimenti Clara, veramente, non c'hai pensato?) e la cancella. L'ha letta solo lui? Perchè l'ha ricevuta lui? Non avrebbe dovuto riceverla Grayson o qualcun'altro? No, ovviamente la riceve Justin. Forse viene detto il perchè ma sticazzi. 

716a_m's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

2.0


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lyoungthebookfae's review against another edition

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5.0

I will admit, I had a few issues with the start of this book... Having the main character be super self-depreciating was a bit of a miss for me. I understand what background she comes from, but... I don't know. That's just me, and it really was just right there at the beginning of the book. Once I pushed past that and continued on, I REALLY got into what was happening in the story! There was quite a bit of suspense and a few twists, and the monsters were rather scary! I can't wait to sink my teeth into a sequel! Highly recommend to anyone looking for a good monster fighting book.

Thank you to the publisher, and to NetGalley for allowing me to read this early with an e-ARC!