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kaneebli's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
I don't know why more people put "animal death" in the "minor" category for trigger warnings, but that's straight up not true. there is animal death all throughout this book. MOST of the animal deaths are not super graphic, but dead animals are seen throughout the book from beginning to end.
also, there is one animal death that i consider VERY graphic, along with graphic animal cruelty:
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Violence, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gore, Suicide, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Classism
Minor: Genocide, Slavery, Vomit, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and War
tamara_joy'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
4.25
Graphic: Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Classism
Moderate: Death, Slavery, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death
littlelotto's review
- 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
4.0
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
mythicca's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
The story has a nice pace that keeps you interested and shocking twists that makes you want more!
Graphic: Suicide and Murder
Moderate: Classism and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Death and Grief
bessadams's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
charlatte_lee's review
- 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
Graphic: Death, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, War, and Classism
lmcclel's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Slavery, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
inirac's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Gore, Racism, Slavery, and Murder
Moderate: Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, and Classism
jstilts's review
- 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
5.0
A murder mystery set in a small near-utopian agraian village of less than 200 people plus three scientists and an AI that speaks in their minds - the last remnants of our society.
Everyone's memory of the night of an unprecedented murder has been wiped, and the murder is causing the deadly fog to roll in - unless the murder is solved in a few short days the AI won't be able to put the barriers back up to save the island.
Luckily, one of the villagers has never found their place in their rural life due to an uncontrollable urge to ask awkward questions, and she will do anything to save her family and village - making her the perfect detective in a world that has always spurned her skills.
It's a brilliant setting for an enthralling book that keeps up the pace, but still has time to build characters with depth and feeling, places you can picture in your mind and a society worth saving - everything a reader needs to make them desperate to keep turning pages to see if this beautiful world and it's people will survive.
Honestly, despite some of the hardships and controls and secrets that keep this island from being a full Eden of leisure, it's a place I'd love to be. I'd happily read prequels of this book where nothing happens but experiencing their lives!
Touching, mysterious, packed with twists and exciting revelations, heartfelt relationships (and a few egoists) - and a whodunnit to boot complete with map! - I haven't enjoyed a book this much in a long time. Highly recommend!
One thing of note - as the AI can read everyone's thoughts, the book is basically narrated by the AI. That may sound a little kooky, but the book flows perfectly normally, it's just that occasionally the book refers to itself and talks directly to the reader - an endearing and perfectly charming touch!
Graphic: Death, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death
beepbeep101's review
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Death, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Classism
Minor: Animal death, Mental illness, Torture, Vomit, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, and Pandemic/Epidemic