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shadowfalcon's review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
I struggled to read this, really enjoyed the first book but this felt disjointed. The author has clearly done a decent amount of research but I'm not sure the overall story was as strong as the first book. The new characters were interesting, the new setting in Africa and the wider historic view allade sense but the whole thing fell flat for me. I found the book horribly depressing which can't be a surprise
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, Murder, War, and Genocide
army_potterhead_multistankpop's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
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
Amazing book. Plot setting was superd as it was set it the ww2 era so it was nice. The way the character develops, faces challenges is also very detailed and written superb. A great book by Matt Killeen.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, War, Blood, Cursing, Colonisation, Pandemic/Epidemic, Slavery, and Racial slurs
lenorecanneversleep's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
amy_da1sy's review against another edition
3.0
Not as good as the first one. I read them back to back and this wasn’t as good.
heathersbike's review against another edition
I liked the first one better. This book took me forever to read. It's not a reflection on it but on the fact that I have a paper copy. However, that colored the way I read it. Having breaks in reading a story that needs to flow definitively throws everything off.
13delathauwere's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
elinoreforman1's review against another edition
i got about 30% of the way through it before i had to stop. the characters were annoying and unlikeable and i was completely bored the whole time.
from what i remember i liked the first book but this one is just really bad.
from what i remember i liked the first book but this one is just really bad.
evacarter03's review against another edition
4.0
took me longer than i thought it would. wasn’t as engaging or good as the first one i don’t think but i still loved a lot of it and lots of the twists were very good. loved the main character still and the writing style and how she is presented is so good i love how it’s all written :)
planetbeth91's review against another edition
5.0
Fabulously tense, twisting, thought provoking and timely. MORE PLEASE MATT.