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khoranuk's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
dijeye's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
markshenoda's review against another edition
2.0
Nope
Fake deep, pop philosophy nonsense.
The only reason to finish this book is the gimmick that one of the 6 dumdums dies, I was secretly hoping a roof would cave in ridding us of the dull lot.
Fake deep, pop philosophy nonsense.
The only reason to finish this book is the gimmick that one of the 6 dumdums dies, I was secretly hoping a roof would cave in ridding us of the dull lot.
pkll201's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Nice concept, not very well executed
ktdooskin's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
rachel_210's review against another edition
5.0
I’m so glad that I read this now and not earlier in my life because there is no way I would’ve survived waiting for book 2 to be released
ellarosew's review against another edition
1.0
I couldn't care less about any of the characters, all their POVs are extremely boring. Nothing really happens and feels like no one changed at all over the year that the book covers
mdupre's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
mementomorivv's review against another edition
4.0
4.5
right after I finished the book, I wanted to throw it out of a window. I respect this book.
right after I finished the book, I wanted to throw it out of a window. I respect this book.
kivt's review against another edition
3.0
Pretty disappointing. Felt like a solid second draft that needed another 2-3 rounds of edits to smooth everything out. Best example is the intro, which explicitly explains to the reader what The Society is and why it exists. In the next few chapters as the story gets going, it’s clear the characters know none of this. This doesn’t create tension, because the information in the intro doesn’t really matter to the plot. But there’s still a boring wait for the characters to catch up on exposition before anything can happen.
The second half of the book really falls apart. It feels much longer than it needed to be, and fragmented. Multiple characters give long monologues in which they work out their motivations. It felt like Blake did some solid writing exercises to flesh out characters, but left the exercise in the text, without coming back to edit it to work as a story. The character explorations & exposition dumps needed to be worked into the text throughout the book, and delivered more naturally.
None of the characters were compelling to me except Reina. She had the most distinct voice as a character. She seemed as over everything as I was.
The second half of the book really falls apart. It feels much longer than it needed to be, and fragmented. Multiple characters give long monologues in which they work out their motivations. It felt like Blake did some solid writing exercises to flesh out characters, but left the exercise in the text, without coming back to edit it to work as a story. The character explorations & exposition dumps needed to be worked into the text throughout the book, and delivered more naturally.
None of the characters were compelling to me except Reina. She had the most distinct voice as a character. She seemed as over everything as I was.