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Some things stood as as really jarring. There is a returning minor character whose actions are all over the place in an illogical way. I cannot reconcile their behavior. It also bothers me that
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Genocide, Sexism, Xenophobia, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting
Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Medical content, Alcohol, Colonisation
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, War
Otherwise, the story was good.
Huge cliffhanger. The third book isn't even written yet.
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Grief, Death of parent, War
Things I could do without - Violet's wishy/washy "I'm made, I'm not mad, he's gorgeous and I hate him"-ness. ...and that is it. That's all. I was annoyed by that and only that.
Graphic: Sexual content, Grief
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death of parent
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Violence, War
Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Murder
There are some flaws in the writing and plot that I’d want to change/edit which is why I had a hard choice between 5* and 4.5* because it doesn’t meet my fierce criteria for perfect five stars. But I loved this and planned to reread it more than once so I figure those flaws aren’t material.
I spotted some of the plot twists but not others. I am grateful somethings were elusive. There are clues. And some twists too too long to be spotted by our main characters.
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail
I also see a lot of readers say there was not enough world building in this book. While that may seem true, we also have to remember that Violet just got her world turn upside-down and everything she thought was the truth, "gospel" even, is no longer true. She has no idea what to believe anymore. She has no clue what this new world holds. So, I personally think Yarros does an excellent job of really putting the us into the perspective of Violet in the way that we only know as much as Violet knows. Therefore, as she learns more about the world outside of the wards, we in turn will have more world building.
Graphic: Animal death, Torture, Death of parent, War
Minor: Confinement, Death
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Grief, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Gaslighting
Minor: Toxic relationship
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail