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siennakt30'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
3.75
Moderate: Child death, War, Blood, Confinement, Death of parent, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
emily_319'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
4.25
Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Blood, Death of parent, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, and Child death
urlocalvocaloidstan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Child death, and Death
mpbookreviews'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
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Blood, Death, Violence, and Murder
afterlife'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: Violence, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Blood
teri_b'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
It is dystopian, it is YA, it is diverse and political and raises many questions about indoctrination and about what you believe and hold for true.
Loved also the rendition of the text through the two narrators as I listened to this book on audio from my local library. It was enjoyable from beginning to end.
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Child death
abuse of power living with traumaemilyparker's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.5
That was another thing I loved about this book - how morally grey both sides of the two extremes are; there truly aren't the "good guys" or the "bad guys", just people taking advantage of the situation they've been put in and using the powers that they hold to enact change upon the world. I will say that until the very end I was kind of thinking that the renegades maybe arent quite as bad as the anarchists, until the whole antidote D or whatever it was called was revealed.
Also I suspected the entire time that Ace was never actually dead and was unsurprised at the end, but that was still a very nice dramatic moment nevertheless. I expected Ingrid to somehow just reveal Nova's true identity to Adrian rather than just attempt to kill her, but I'm very glad that the whole charade of her pretending to be someone that she's not will get to continue throughout the next book (if only for a short time)
That brings me to another aspect that I just loved - both Adrian and Nova having secret identities that they're trying to hide from one another whilst we, the reader, just gets to sit there and laugh at them. So freaking fun. Reminds me of Miraculous Ladybug a bit (I haven't watched it though so take that opinion with a grain of salt). It's just too good.
I really enjoyed Nova and Adrian as characters. Nova reminded me a little of Inej from Six of Crows, who I of course love, so that was super fun, and the whole pen-weapon thing for Adrian gave me massive Percy Jackson nostalgia which is always fun. I'm curious to see how their dynamic will change once they find out the truth about their secret identities, but I'm sure it will be very entertaining. It's so interesting to see how their thoughts are so influenced by the way they were raised, there was one specific part where Nova literally said something like the thoughts she was having were in Ace's voice rather than her own. But I love the way they are both able to doubt the side they have known their entire lives, and it makes me really excited to see what will happen in the future books - will everyone lose their abilities like Nova wants? Or will the renegades just take over and become more like the villains they're trying to oppose? Ahhh so good!
The side characters were also really enjoyable, on both the anarchist and renegade side. I definitely want to learn more about Leroy, he seems super interesting and I loved the big brother vibes he has with Nova, very fun. I also want more Danna content cause she just seems super cool and interesting. Max was also super interesting (pun intended), and I wonder how he will come into play throughout the trilogy, and not just through this spooky antidote they've managed to create from him.
Overall this book was a super fun time and I absolutely loved it. Whilst the world building was slightly lacking, I felt that the characters and plot mostly made up for the few holes scattered throughout. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who has enjoyed Marissa Meyer's work in the past!
Minor: Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Murder, and Physical abuse
booksanna's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death and Death of parent
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Minor: Medical content, Murder, and War
kaylee4321's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Murder
Minor: Ableism
abby_shupe'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
4.75
Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Gun violence
Moderate: Abandonment, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, and Death