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elainazriel's review against another edition
4.0
this series is only getting better and better and i am LOVING it!!!
also, i fucking love dekka and i want her to get everything she wants and more because she warms my heart and soul and GAH I LOVE HER LESBIAN ASS SO MUCH
oh and Edilio is honestly too 3 best characters in this series <333333
also, i fucking love dekka and i want her to get everything she wants and more because she warms my heart and soul and GAH I LOVE HER LESBIAN ASS SO MUCH
oh and Edilio is honestly too 3 best characters in this series <333333
justlily's review against another edition
2.0
2.5 stars.
I have a lot of feelings about this book and I fear that I am not eloquent enough to make them understandable. There needs to be some sort of conversation here about characters being true to age and reality...while also being so unlikable that it ruins the reading experience. (Example: Sam has been set up to be the hero, the good guy, for the entire series. You know, except for here where he basically tells his girl to hit the fucking road because she won't sleep with him. Is that accurate for a 15 year old boy? Yeah. They suck. Does it make me feel like Sam is particularly good and heroic and can be the force for hope in the FAYZ? Fuck no.)
Then. Oh-ho then. Let's talk about Little Pete. I think it's great to have the most powerful, central person be autistic. Fantastic. You know what's not? The constant. Constant. CONSTANT. use of the R word. AGAIN-- is this accurate for preteen boys in 2011? Yeah. And I grasp that there's separation between character voice and author. Having your character use that word once is a choice. Having them use it CONSTANTLY through out the book is A. C H O I C E. And one I'm not good with in the slightest. Then on the very last page of the book (no real spoilers here) to refer to Petey's mind as diseased and broken and on and on. At this point it stops being about character author separation and becomes me thinking the author has a probablem with mentally disabled people and me not wanting to read any more of his work.
So that's where I'm at. I'm going to buy the last two books secondhand, unhaul them when it's over, and then wash my hands of Michael Grant. Maybe there's a reason behind all of it, I don't know, but I know I'm uncomfortable with it and that's what counts.
I have a lot of feelings about this book and I fear that I am not eloquent enough to make them understandable. There needs to be some sort of conversation here about characters being true to age and reality...while also being so unlikable that it ruins the reading experience. (Example: Sam has been set up to be the hero, the good guy, for the entire series. You know, except for here where he basically tells his girl to hit the fucking road because she won't sleep with him. Is that accurate for a 15 year old boy? Yeah. They suck. Does it make me feel like Sam is particularly good and heroic and can be the force for hope in the FAYZ? Fuck no.)
Then. Oh-ho then. Let's talk about Little Pete. I think it's great to have the most powerful, central person be autistic. Fantastic. You know what's not? The constant. Constant. CONSTANT. use of the R word. AGAIN-- is this accurate for preteen boys in 2011? Yeah. And I grasp that there's separation between character voice and author. Having your character use that word once is a choice. Having them use it CONSTANTLY through out the book is A. C H O I C E. And one I'm not good with in the slightest. Then on the very last page of the book (no real spoilers here) to refer to Petey's mind as diseased and broken and on and on. At this point it stops being about character author separation and becomes me thinking the author has a probablem with mentally disabled people and me not wanting to read any more of his work.
So that's where I'm at. I'm going to buy the last two books secondhand, unhaul them when it's over, and then wash my hands of Michael Grant. Maybe there's a reason behind all of it, I don't know, but I know I'm uncomfortable with it and that's what counts.
cmk3045's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
shidin's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- 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
4.25
barbaraskalberg's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 Starting to think that maybe this series is a book or two too long. :) I see the appeal to the YA Dystopian crowd though...
nemssr's review against another edition
3.0
3/3.5
I can't decide the rating on this one, but it's definitely the book I liked the least so far in the series. The thing I liked the most was Sam, as usual, and Dekka, as usual. I wish we had more of the second to last chapter, just because I'd love to see Toto call out Caine until one of them dies.
And jfc I always tried to make peace with Astrid's character because I understand she's an hormonal fifteen years old but dude seriously, you refuse to sleep with Sam because of your God but then you spend basically 200 pages fantasising about murdering your little autistic brother, just get your shit together.
I can't decide the rating on this one, but it's definitely the book I liked the least so far in the series. The thing I liked the most was Sam, as usual, and Dekka, as usual. I wish we had more of the second to last chapter, just because I'd love to see Toto call out Caine until one of them dies.
And jfc I always tried to make peace with Astrid's character because I understand she's an hormonal fifteen years old but dude seriously, you refuse to sleep with Sam because of your God but then you spend basically 200 pages fantasising about murdering your little autistic brother, just get your shit together.
punkgremlin's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
fast-paced
- 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
3.0