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ruscin's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
So funny! I love the characters. Lots of strong, badass women.
Content Warnings
Minor: Fatphobia
sarah984's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
This is a very weird book because the summary sounds great! If you describe what is happening to someone else as you're reading, it sounds really cool!
But the book is not good.
None of the characters (except for the villain a bit, I won't spoil who it is but if you can't see the "twist" coming from about page 3 I question if you've ever read a book before) have distinct personalities. They all speak in vaguely Whedon style "quips" with a bunch of misogynistic language piled on for no reason. Characters claim to have specific beliefs but act counter to them all the time (eg. Keeley saying she wants to respect everyone even if she can't understand them and then spending several pages ranting about a religion she doesn't like), every sibling in this book is a hair-trigger for screaming matches or attempted murder no matter how important the things are that are happening around them, two characters are together for almost the whole book and somehow it's still insta love when it happens, and despite the apocalyptic sounding plot there are zero stakes. Everything always magically goes Keeley’s way so you're never worried about her.
But the book is not good.
None of the characters (except for the villain a bit, I won't spoil who it is but if you can't see the "twist" coming from about page 3 I question if you've ever read a book before) have distinct personalities. They all speak in vaguely Whedon style "quips" with a bunch of misogynistic language piled on for no reason. Characters claim to have specific beliefs but act counter to them all the time (eg. Keeley saying she wants to respect everyone even if she can't understand them and then spending several pages ranting about a religion she doesn't like), every sibling in this book is a hair-trigger for screaming matches or attempted murder no matter how important the things are that are happening around them, two characters are together for almost the whole book and somehow it's still insta love when it happens, and despite the apocalyptic sounding plot there are zero stakes. Everything always magically goes Keeley’s way so you're never worried about her.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death and Misogyny
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Trafficking, Violence, Vomit, War, and Sexual content
Minor: Confinement, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Rape
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