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azileotulp'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
4.25
Juliette's character development made this a much more pleasant read than the previous installments in the series. Much fewer instances of her racing thoughts and strikethroughs. Instead of just tolerating her, I now feel like I truly like her, and I was really rooting for her throughout the book.
And Adam... my nemesis. I have to say that although he's so much worse of a person in this book, I actually found that it made his character more enjoyable. I would much rather yell at and hate a character than just find them utterly boring.
"'How can I hate his anger,' he says, 'when I know so well where it comes from?'"
That quote had me on the floor. I felt like I saw some of my own family dynamics within it. I think it's beautiful.
As you can tell though, this still was not a 5-star read for me. Why? The plot. I feel like this series does not succeed as a dystopian. There is very little worldbuilding throughout the series, and most of the story is based around Juliette's feelings about herself, Adam, and Warner.
Overall, I think this is a very satisfying conclusion to the series that outshines every other previous installment. I don't plan to read the other three books yet, but I believe I will one day. As of right now though, I am happy to let it end here on such a high note.
Graphic: Murder, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Violence, and War
Moderate: Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief
Minor: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Torture, Blood, and Classism
memoirsofabooklover's review against another edition
- 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: Death, Violence, War, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Confinement, Sexual content, Blood, Torture, and Forced institutionalization
kikoboo_'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? It's complicated
4.5
Minor: War, Torture, Death of parent, Blood, Grief, Domestic abuse, and Murder
tabea1409'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Child abuse, Classism, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, War, Death, Sexual content, and Violence
milzy_23'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
Minor: Blood, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, Emotional abuse, Grief, War, and Death of parent
xgabrielle_hx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Murder, Death, Medical trauma, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and War
Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Blood, and Grief
sharg'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
4.75
Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, and Death
This book is absolutely amazing. I LOVE AARON WARNER!!❤️kylasmv15'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence
Moderate: Kidnapping, Physical abuse, War, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Child abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Minor: Medical content, Bullying, Chronic illness, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Confinement, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Sexual content
itstruly_flower'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
4.75
Graphic: War, Death, Murder, and Gun violence
Moderate: Death of parent, Physical abuse, and Blood
Minor: Sexual content and Cursing
samflowerv6's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
“It's not charity," I snap. "He cares about me--and I care about him!"
Warner nods, unimpressed. "You should get a dog, love. I hear they share much the same qualities.”
The tattoo is just setting below his hip bone.
H e l l i s e m p t y
a n d a l l t h e d e v i l s a r e h e r e
“His hands are holding my cheeks, and he pulls back just to look me in the eye and his chest is heaving and he says, "I think," he says, "my heart is going to explode," and I wish, more than ever, that I knew how to capture moments like these and revisit them forever.
“So that's it?" Kenji says. "You just like him for his personality, huh?"
"What?"
"All of this," Kenji says, waving a hand in the air, "has nothing to do with him being all sexy and shit and him being able to touch you all the time?"
"You think Warner is sexy?"
"That is not what I said.”
“Lift your hips for me, love.”
“I'm not trying to fix you; I don't think you need to be fixed. I'm not trying to turn you into someone else. I only want you to be who you already are. Because I think I know the real you. I think I've seen him."
Warner says nothing, his chest rising and falling.
"I don't care what anyone else says about you," I tell him. "I think you're a good person.”
“Can you, like, see invisible people, too?"
"No," Warner says to him, eyes focused in front of him. "I can feel your presence. Hers, most of all."
"Really?" Kenji says. "That's some weird shit. What do I feel like? Peanut butter?"
Warner is unamused.
Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, and Violence