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naemy'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
4.5
Moderate: Rape, Violence, and Pandemic/Epidemic
maddie_can_read'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? It's complicated
5.0
That being said, I thought this book was absolutely amazing. Such a unique way to write a sequel and connect it with the first book while expanding on the world so much. I really enjoyed that the book jumped between characters POVs and jumped between time. Loved seeing how characters from this book were related to characters from the first book.
I really liked the Canadian references.
All three narrators were very good and this was the first time I'd experienced an audiobook where they made the songs actual songs which I thought was really cool.
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Minor: Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, and Torture
nadalien'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? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Rape, Violence, and Abandonment
Moderate: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Murder
pinkthinkydink'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
5.0
this book, however, is not for the faint-hearted. Sensitive readers beware
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic
allydee's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic
jwjames's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Sexual violence and Violence
skeptic_hecate's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Rape and Violence
Moderate: Torture, Kidnapping, Abandonment, and War
Minor: Animal death
miaaa_lenaaa'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
5.0
'But compassion takes work, and we were young.'
'Maybe sadness was a kind of hunger, she thought. Maybe the two went together.
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
joypouros's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
It is essentially the same timeline of the first book, just told from a different perspective. The Gardeners are a religious sect that shuns the modern world and preaches an en of days. They are vegetarian and anti consumerist. Each chapter begins with a sermon from their leader and a hymn. The main characters are followers of this religion, though they weren't always. Through flashbacks, you learn their histories and what brought them to The Gardeners. There is overlap with characters and plotlines from the first book.
The plague has happened and they are hunkered in various buildings, trying to survive alone while wondering if there are others.
Th book ends very near how the first book ends, but from a different perspective and possibly a day later.
It's frustrating how vague this book is, yet that's the style of the book. There's a lot to fill in.
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Rape, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic
backyardjake's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Moderate: Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Murder, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Bullying, Drug use, Infertility, Kidnapping, and Abandonment