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charlottx'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
2.0
I didn’t love it but I’m intrigued to see if the story gets better as the series continues?
I also wasn’t a big fan of the writing style- just personal preference but I know there will be people out there who adore it!!
Who knows maybe I’ll love the series if I keep reading it but for now a 2.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
chaos_and_chapters'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
2.25
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Blood, Murder, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Police brutality, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Minor: Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Stalking, and Death of parent
froggy_witch'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
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Violence, Blood, and Murder
shattermefan910'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? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Murder
Minor: Cursing and Sexual assault
karalara'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
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Cursing, Slavery, Sexual harassment, War, and Classism
Minor: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Medical trauma
sam_wal'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
3.75
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, and Grief
Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, and Kidnapping
bookishchef's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Juliette hasn't talked to anybody in 3 years and has never known kindness, so of course she falls for Adam: the only person to show her any kind of affection.
But the fact that he uses this, and starts to be romantic and sexual with her? My god, that cannot be healthy. This relationship is going to be so codependent oh my fucking god. I know that they're both only 17, and teenagers are dumb. But this smells of a potential abusive relationship.
Warner was an understandable, realistic person up until the halfway point where he moved past ruthless, right into cartoon villain evil. It felt like there was room for redemption. Like this boy (HE IS 19) was just traumatized as fuck. A very young man trying to keep an army together by being as scary and ruthless as possible.
But then
Why....?
Like, I get the threatening of the toddler MAYBE. But the sexual assault??? How the fuck was that supposed to make Juliette like him? Nobody was around to see it either, so, keeping his characterization in mind, who the fuck was he trying to impress? Because there is absolutely no way in hell that this dude thought Juliette actually liked him after countless no's and her watching as Adam tied him up. I know that Denial is a river in Egypt but Jesus.
Also I hate the ending with the resistance and the Hunger Games esque Castle (who is basically just Coin) and this absolutely bullshit "there's 56 of us and we all have superpowers". Literally gtfo. I have this sneaking suspicion that Castle will end up the same way as Coin does in the Hunger Games too.
A lot of the other reviews complain about he flowery prose, and yes. It is very flowery. I didn't mind it that much, most of the time. But it is definitely there.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Confinement, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Blood
Moderate: Cursing, Death, and Violence
Minor: Cursing, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail
The term "psycho" is often used derogatorily throughout the entire book.sillyvic's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse and Abandonment
deffonotmillie_'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
sabinehunter's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail