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memoirsofabooklover'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? Yes
5.0
Moderate: War, Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, Transphobia, Death, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, and Mental illness
Minor: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Self harm, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Torture
a_myette'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
This book though was more slow and boring at the start, leading up to a big dramatic ending.
You will definitely want to read the books in order.
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Vomit, Violence, and Physical abuse
Minor: Self harm
aysha_blake's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, Violence, Death, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Blood, Torture, Gun violence, War, Transphobia, and Islamophobia
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Sexual content and Vomit
carlito's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.5
i liked the trans representation
Graphic: Alcohol
Moderate: War, Torture, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Transphobia, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Alcoholism
moonyleo'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
5.0
Moderate: Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse
Minor: Suicide and Transphobia
themoodreader's review
- 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
4.0
Moderate: Death, Violence, Abandonment, Confinement, and Murder
Minor: Kidnapping, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Genocide, Islamophobia, Gun violence, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Transphobia
pippamillerxoxo_'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Murder, Grief, Gun violence, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Abandonment
jillkaarlela'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
4.25
We finally get Juliet/Warner dual POVs!!!!!! And woahhhhh the plot has thickened!!!! Ok so this dystopian plot has really had some shocking twists and revelations in this book!! Everything went from zero to a hundred really quickly. There is a much heavier focus on the plot rather than the drama from the love triangle. However there is still so much ROMANCE and drama, just no love triangle. I am still Team Warner, 1000%, he’s so hot, I can’t stay mad at him at all. We get to know a lot more about both Warner and Juliet’s pasts in this and it adds so much more complexity to the story that makes it really interesting and gripping. I tore through this book so fast. I finished the 8.5 hour audiobook in 1.5 days. Yeah, needless to say I am addicted. I am so sad that my library hold for the next book isn’t coming for around 2 weeks, because I NEED the next book so badly it’s almost tangible. I am becoming obsessed with the writing style, of the internal monologue with rambling style thoughts. And again, Juliet is the original girlboss, what can I say, she is a QUEEN. Or should I say supreme leader? Anyways, loved it, need the next one NOW.
And the romance again!!!! This one is slightly spicier than the last one, I’d only rate it like 1/5🌶️ though. It’s still mainly emotional or feelings and not graphic, but it’s definitely implied. But again, this romance is literally one of the hottest without being graphic I’ve ever read like 🔥🔥🔥🔥 and I can’t with Warner, I literally love him sm.
Age rating: 14+
Minor: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Child abuse, Cursing, and Domestic abuse
jen1804'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
There was lots in this book that confused me though, like so much that it made me kind of mad. I’m also beginning to heavily dislike Juliette and I don’t know whether that’s intentional on Mafi’s part yet or not.
Juliette definitely overreacts to Aaron informing her of everything he’s learned about her past life. Let’s get this straight girl, the moment he learned about everything, he told you, and he left nothing out. The one piece of information he had known for a long time was not that big of a deal tbh and I understand his reasoning for withholding it. The moment he found out more he told you. I was worried that Mafi was going to do the classic miscommunication thing of getting one character (Aaron) to explain to the other character (Juliette) is such a poor way that they don’t understand. But that’s not what happened, Mafi wrote Aaron’s explanation so clearly and I was left thinking Juliette girl calm the fuck down.
Kenji is still amazing. Love his character. Love love Nazeera, and Kenji’s (attempted) flirtation with her haha.
I liked the fact that we got some Aaron/Adam content, that was a healthy conversation. And I also liked that after this Adam’s character takes a back seat for the rest of the book.
I also really loved the Aaron POVs in this book, yes yes yes. His thought processes and his anguish and heartbreak over Juliette, and him having a panic attack was all so beautifully written.
I loved how Juliette tried to force a friendship between Kenji and Warner but they’re both like nahhhh. The bad hair cut was so funny. But then they kind of bond over caring for Juliette when she’s drunk too much scotch and Aaron has to fill Kenji in.
At first I was like ugh why are we getting Juliette’s journal entries again, just repetition of extracts I’ve read before, but then I actually really appreciated the rereads of the journal entries parallel to the present. Because the more the book went on the more I came to the conclusion that Juliette is in fact insane and seeing the chapters play out alongside her journal entries helped cement this.
In a lot of ways this book kinda felt a bit disjointed from the first three, i.e. like Mafi hadn’t planned this far ahead when she wrote the original trilogy which I think is true and it shows. Like why is Castle suddenly this font of all knowledge when it comes to the Reestablishment, some of the stuff he was coming out with was crazy and I have no idea where he learned it all when even Aaron didn’t know?????? But actually as a book on its own it holds up really well.
And that ending was insane, in a good way. I audibly exclaims “W.T.F”! Loved loved loved, and it bumps the rating up despite some of my earlier confusions during the book.
Satisfactory ending? Absolutely.
Graphic: Gore, Murder, and Death
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Abandonment, Confinement, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gun violence
Minor: Alcohol, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Genocide, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, and War
zc2's review
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Violence, Vomit, Gore, Murder, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, War, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Sexual content, Torture, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts