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gabi_w21's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Gun violence, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, Confinement, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Blood, Abandonment, Child death, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Injury/Injury detail
saoirse10's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Torture, Stalking, Murder, Hate crime, Abandonment, Slavery, Police brutality, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Body horror, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Gore, Blood, Child abuse, Death, War, and Sexism
whatafireread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Violence and Gaslighting
Minor: Murder, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
thegr1mreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Rape, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Confinement, Sexual assault, Murder, Child abuse, and Bullying
Moderate: Rape, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Child death, Sexual assault, War, Torture, Grief, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Kidnapping
Minor: Torture, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, and Sexual harassment
soyboi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Gaslighting, Grief, Torture, Child abuse, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Murder
oh_roudha_reads'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
Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Bullying, and Chronic illness
Minor: Slavery, Animal cruelty, Racism, Gaslighting, Blood, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Misogyny, Murder, Medical trauma, Medical content, Gun violence, Genocide, and Abandonment
molly_rose'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Violence, Gaslighting, Confinement, Death, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Torture, and War
alexxm13'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
3.0
my annotation guide:
- grey = growth (character arc/world building)
- peach = parallels to the real world (world issues)
- white = quotes i love
- pink = romance/love/family
Moderate: Slavery, Blood, Classism, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Torture, and War
filipa_maia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The story is so interesting, so different from the fantasy that I usually read, it had so much potential... for me, the writing ruined it. I understand that we are inside the mind of a girl who is being held prisoner because of her powers (and I really enjoy all the phrases that are crossed - those things that are only in her brain and she never says them out loud), but there are other things that bothered me a lot: the repetitions - I know that she keeps repeating things to herself, but you don't need to write them over and over again (we get it); the numbers - what the hell! I think this is the first time that I read a book in which the number are not written in full (I know that this is just a technicality, and as no interference in the story, but I don't like it).
Overall I think that, this could be such a better book if the story was written in a different way. Somehow, I don't understand Warner's obsession with Juliette (it makes no sense - he wants to use her as a weapon and at the same time wants her... so why did he kept her locked up, almost dying for so long?); I, definitely, don't trust Adam - he has the same amount of obsession for Juliette, but because he's hot, that's ok). Other thing I did not get is the "end of the world" plot twist: we are lead to believe that this is sort of a "mid-apocalyptic" scenario and, apparently, is all a big government conspiracy?
Well, I'm going to read the second book, hoping it will clear some of my doubts and I start liking this story a bit much. We'll see!
Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Torture and Sexual harassment
Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Animal cruelty, and Death of parent
hiraeth_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Child abuse and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Gaslighting, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Emotional abuse, Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship