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karaboureview's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Violence, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Cannibalism, Death, Child abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Child death, Chronic illness, Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Sexism, and Ableism
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Trafficking, Genocide, Adult/minor relationship, War, and Abandonment
abesreading'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
2.5
Graphic: Ableism, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Violence, Gore, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Sexism and Sexual harassment
Minor: Kidnapping
fremzz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Gore, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Medical trauma
Minor: Drug use, Medical content, Alcohol, and Torture
Content warning clarifications (lightly spoilery): Mental illness: Mc’s mum has schizophrenia. Medical trauma: Mc’s sister is wheelchair bound because of a childhood accident (she isn’t much in the book though). Alcohol: Champagne at a party (can’t remember if there were other types of alcohol). Drug use: Unknown angels smoke at a party.tinkithesquirelll's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Child death, Confinement, Chronic illness, Death, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Physical abuse, Dementia, Cannibalism, Colonisation, War, Violence, Sexual harassment, Outing, Gore, Murder, Medical content, Vomit, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Torture, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, and Abandonment
celery's review against another edition
Graphic: Murder, Gore, Violence, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Child death, Cannibalism, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Sexual assault, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
charlotteregan's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Cannibalism, Gore, and Violence
Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child abuse, and Murder
marallellogram's review against another edition
Graphic: Torture, Violence, Gore, and Child death
Moderate: Cannibalism and Blood
Minor: Vomit
jacquibear's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.25
Moderate: Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual content, Torture, Medical trauma, Gun violence, and Blood
ana24gs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
“I am not afraid of you, your kind, or your god.”
I liked the book. The characters were "x" but the book was entertaining and left you wanting to continue reading. But despite the action in the book, I couldn't take seriously the danger that the protagonists went through (until the end).
I think the reason why I could not take the danger seriously is the writing, certain lines, and certain dialogues were very painful to read and felt ridiculous. Plus, sexism is added in the dumbest way someone can add sexism to a story (and it doesn't make sense either). And there were a lot of scenes that didn't make sense, they could have been skipped and it wouldn't make a big impact on the plot.
The characters were fine, nothing new. Penryn is a strong, determined girl (with "I'm not like other girls" vibes) and she cares a lot about her family. All the decisions she makes are for the good of her family and she protects them at all costs. Raffe is fine, that is, but it did bother me, sometimes, how ungrateful he was to Penryn but "x" I kinda understood at the end.
I don't think I'll read the next book, although the ending of this one was good, I don't see myself enjoying the next one. But this was a fun time.
If you like action, a forced proximity relationship, dystopia, and a strong protagonist who would do everything for her family, then go for it.
⚠️ SPOILERS ⚠️
The only thing I can say is that the time they spent in the town (the one that is forming the resistance) was very ridiculous. I do consider that she needed to spend time there because that way she meets the twins who end up helping her find her sister, but why add sexism? Why? It seemed to me that there was simply no reason to be. They are at the end of time, IN A WAR, they need hands to fight and they decide that women will only clean their silly clothes, what? Wtf.
I thought that the ending was good, I felt the danger that the protagonists were in and you can feel that both are worried about each other. I also loved when Penryn found her sister, it was a very good scene. But the final scene was disappointing to me.
“Sometimes, as we’re stumbling along in the dark, we hit something good.”
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Sexism, Violence, and War
nesa_'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
4.5
Graphic: Gore, Blood, and Body horror