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kkm88's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Murder, Abandonment, Blood, Bullying, Classism, Trafficking, Torture, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Suicide, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, War, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Grief, and Genocide
Minor: Racism, Vomit, Rape, Pregnancy, Abortion, and Child death
bookishchef'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
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Sexual violence, Violence, Slavery, Classism, Grief, Blood, Cursing, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: War, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Genocide, Rape, and Trafficking
Minor: Vomit, Abortion, and Pregnancy
marissasa'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
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Violence, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Slavery, Torture, Death of parent, Genocide, Vomit, Blood, Colonisation, Grief, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault
thereadingferret'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: Bullying and Gore
Moderate: Death of parent and Blood
Minor: Stalking, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Rape, and Slavery
b3ck's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Slavery, and Violence
Moderate: Abandonment, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Abortion and Vomit
crazyrandom_music'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
4.75
Graphic: Colonisation, Genocide, Grief, Murder, Slavery, Vomit, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Racism and Sexual harassment
Minor: Death of parent
kalistathis'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
Moderate: Child death, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Vomit
booksandtea997's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
*It was a quick read.
*The pace was decent-ish (I struggled a bit at first)
*The idea is interesting but it still is a 2016 YA book and it reads exactly like a 2016 YA book.
I can't even pinpoint why this isn't rated higher. Maybe because it really reminded me a lot of books I already read that are just a bit older than this one (same YA era) and my brain kept going like: "hey this scene is similar to the one in...", "this one reminds me of ..." etc.
I don't know, I guess what I am trying to say is that 2016-2017 Tea probably would have loved this book- sadly, she isn't the one that read it.
Also, the plot twist, I'm not actually even sure if it was a plot twist because it was expected to happen and the entire story while interesting felt a bit flat because it lacked intrigue.
I just didn't love it and I am a bit bitter about that. Because it does sound good.
I am gonna continue on with the series just to see what happens I guess.. I mean, it wasn't bad.
I really hope that Sabaa Tahir would write another series after this one because I think she is a good writer, her ideas are really good... I just want something that's not YA (I don't hate it.. I just want something different)
It's late... My brain is mush... I don't even want to think of grammar and punctuation...zzZZZZZZ
Graphic: Torture and Violence
Moderate: Rape, Slavery, Death of parent, and Death
Minor: Vomit
olivedean's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, and Torture
Moderate: Confinement, Death of parent, Death, and Rape
Minor: Vomit
briggs4598's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Bullying, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, and Medical trauma
Minor: Vomit, Sexism, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Grief, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Child death, Blood, and Gore