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mandareads222'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
3.75
Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Bullying, Death, Blood, Violence, Slavery, and Murder
Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Fire/Fire injury, War, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Grief, and Confinement
Minor: Vomit, Sexual assault, Torture, Pedophilia, Excrement, Rape, and Animal cruelty
ladymickbeth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.0
World building: 4/5
Characters: 4.5/5
Writing: 3.75/5
Grammar/editing: 2/5
In general, I enjoyed this book and the unique premise. Unfortunately, I don’t think this book was edited at all. There was some expositional elements repeated when they didn’t need to be, and there were a ridiculous amount of typos and missing or incorrect punctuation marks. There were also quite a few run-on sentences. The obvious lack of editing took me out of the story often.
Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Slavery, Confinement, Trafficking, and Violence
Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, War, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Torture, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, and Rape
avacadosocks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Bullying, Confinement, Trafficking, Xenophobia, and Slavery
Minor: War, Sexual assault, and Excrement
ourxstorybegins'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
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Confinement, and Bullying
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and War
Minor: Trafficking, Slavery, Sexual assault, and Abandonment
naomiysl'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Violence, War, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Sexism, Sexual violence, and Bullying
Minor: Slavery
charliebites's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Moderate: Physical abuse, Trafficking, Bullying, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Kidnapping, Slavery, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Murder, Sexual assault, and Injury/Injury detail
gossamer_lens's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Throughout the book, I was very easily pulled along to see what was going to happen next. I enjoyed the world-building and clear inclusion of Latin-American culture and the seamless inclusion of LGBTQ+ people into the world. I am excited to see where things go in the sequel and I already placed the book on hold at my library. I hit about halfway through this book and knew I just needed to keep going with these characters. Hernandez did a very solid job of keeping me invested and waiting to see where we would go. Very fun!
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Child abuse, War, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Slavery, and Vomit
searobin'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? No
4.0
All in all, I loved how immersed we were in the story, but it is unusual for the genre.
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Xenophobia, Torture, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Murder, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Animal death, Trafficking, Violence, Medical content, War, Alcohol, Confinement, and Slavery
mj_86'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Bullying, and Violence
Moderate: Trafficking, Xenophobia, and Sexual assault
Minor: Slavery, War, and Rape
sopajoh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
While not an egregious cliffhanger, there's a lot unresolved by the end. So glad the sequel is already out!
Moderate: Xenophobia
Minor: Abandonment, War, Trafficking, Slavery, Kidnapping, and Rape
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