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monicalaurette'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? No
4.0
“You will find a way to make a life you love.”
“Freedom has a price. People who want easy & pretty stay in their cages.”
Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gun violence, Classism, Confinement, Death, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Police brutality
Minor: Abandonment, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, and Torture
missh3ll'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
3.25
Graphic: Classism, Sexism, Murder, Alcohol, Violence, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence
Moderate: Blood, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury
therainbowshelf'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
4.0
Graphic: Colonisation, Car accident, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Sexism, Toxic relationship, War, Death, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Police brutality
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
criticalgayze's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
My biggest hurdle was that the book relied so much on two of my least favorite things in YA literature: indecisive teenage angst and the unearned "perfect chosen one" trope. Think of it like a Divergent or an Eragon in that it has a narrator who seems to just be the very best at what she has to do, and she constantly repeats this fact, so it is not lost on the audience. However, also like those texts, all we ever seem to see is the MC messing up, which leaves you confused on how she was ever the "best." It does not help that there is little exposition, so we do not get to see her go through a "training phase" montage.
Furthermore, it feels like much of what is here is underwritten. The novel will go long stretches where tensions are very low while the MC is snooping around only to be ratcheted up with little warning. Meanwhile, our MC is taking part in a same sex love affair with her husband's other wife with little real explanation as to the social politics of such a thing. On top of that, the greater context is lacking nuance, so the reader is unsure whether this is an urban fantasy or a dystopia as there is no sense of temporal and global placement of the events despite modern technology and use of intermittent Latinx culture and the Spanish language.
This book is not bad for what it is supposed to be. Unfortunately, that product is also just not for me.
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Violence, Misogyny, and Police brutality
Minor: Dysphoria and Sexual content
longlost's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Xenophobia, Violence, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, Toxic relationship, War, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Police brutality, Gun violence, Death, and Homophobia
Minor: Alcohol
larbster90's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Misogyny, Police brutality, and War
Moderate: Car accident
treeworms's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Genocide, Misogyny, Police brutality, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War
Moderate: Lesbophobia and Sexual violence
Minor: Kidnapping
alouette's review
- 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
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Sexism, and Misogyny
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Police brutality, Sexual content, and Violence
corvidkings's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Bullying, and Death
Minor: Alcohol, Car accident, Police brutality, and Religious bigotry
kaidoz's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Car accident, Death, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Sexism, and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, and Sexual content
Minor: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia
The main plot of the book centers around working against a totalitarian government with a violent military. The societal role of women in the book is very misogynistic as well, so be prepared for that along with the violence.