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aidamaria_reads'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
Minor: Ableism, Abandonment, Bullying, Body shaming, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Violence, and War
romiress's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Original: I had a hard time deciding a genre. Sure, it's YA, but is it Scifi? Fantasy? Dystopian? A bit of everything. I wasn't expecting much of anything from this, but in the end I loved it. While the plot 'twist' is predictable from the first twenty-five pages, it's well written and kept me reading. I read it in only a few hours, and every time I went to set it down, I ended up picking it up again.
Graphic: Child death, Ableism, Terminal illness, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse
Moderate: Death of parent
jen_sometimes'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
4.0
Graphic: Terminal illness, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Death of parent
travisdabis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Nonetheless, interesting book, discussed pandemics, politics, cyborgs, and more. It did keep me very engage, though the 'twists' were a little expected! But I don't think that's terrible story telling. Definitely a book, pretty good read.
Graphic: Medical content and Medical trauma
Moderate: Abandonment, Death of parent, Xenophobia, Terminal illness, and Body shaming
Main character is missing limbs and has prosthetics. Consistent descriptions of how stuff feels and very medical centered. Also there's a pandemic going on so talk about that too. At one point she cuts herself with a knife for plot.carysbeesbooks's review against another edition
- 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? No
3.5
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Death of parent
theespressoedition's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
To this day, I think The Lunar Chronicles are the best fairytale retellings ever. They're so unique and fun - and honestly, they're timeless. They stick closely to the original stories in a lot of ways - and then, of course, Meyer always puts her incredibly creative twist on them! She's one of my favorite authors for a reason.
It was hard for me to separate whether I was just doing a great job remembering the book or whether the plot twists I found shocking in the past were actually totally predictable. I definitely remembered a lot more than I expected, but I also wondered if maybe I would've picked apart the narrative if this was my first time reading. However, it really didn't matter if it felt "predictable" this time around or not because it was such an enjoyable read and just like last time, I was immediately ready to jump into the next book in the series to find out what happens!
These are not complicated books at all and they're super easy to digest quickly. I'm looking forward to continuing my reread. It'll be so great to see how I feel about Scarlet after so long (because that was my favorite book the first time around)!
Graphic: Child death and Death
Moderate: Death of parent and Body shaming
Minor: Ableism
I don't really know how to classify this particular trigger warning: there is a lot of disdain and hatred against cyborgs in the book, so in this particular sci-fi universe, I would consider it racism - however, it's clearly a fantastical classification because cyborgs aren't reality.empathephant'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? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Blood
Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Xenophobia, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, and Murder
Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Confinement, Gun violence, Mental illness, Excrement, Dementia, Violence, Slavery, Vomit, and Car accident
A pandemic that causes nearly death threatens the world. The plot takes place under the looming threat of war, centering on trying to prevent the war. Main character is an orphan, living in an abusive adoptive family.