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sammy357'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
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Murder, Gore, Grief, and Death
Moderate: Blood, Transphobia, Homophobia, and Bullying
Minor: Cancer and Suicide
Lots of insect depictions (mostly bees, some spiders)hedgejae'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
4.0
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, and Gore
yomireads'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
5.0
The intersection of different types of "hive minded" species is really compelling. From the haunting bees introduced as early as chapter four, to the aspen trees that share a root network and seem to watch the interlopers of the wood, and then mirrored back once more in the way peer pressure and group psychology seems to create a single organism bent on attacking all things other.
The pacing was phenomenal, easily pulling the reader into the same sense of security Mars reflects without the writer telling the audience that's what Mars is feeling.
The tackling of gender binary and the sense of real life horror when life-lines in safety and trust are severed, and a queer child is left isolated and afraid, is chilling and well handled. It adds a lot to the atmosphere of tension that something could go wrong at any moment in the story.
Graphic: Death, Grief, Homophobia, Gaslighting, and Transphobia
Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Classism, and Confinement
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Rape, and Dysphoria
rabidmerk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Homophobia, Body horror, and Sexism
peregrinwho's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Ultimately, it was slow in the middle 50%, but the lyrical reminders of the themes of grief and sisterhood were nice and made the reading experience rather dreamy. Choosing to interpret the last two chapters so that's not undercut. Have fun floating in the middle.
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, and Body horror
Moderate: Misogyny and Grief
Minor: Deadnaming and Sexual assault
readingpicnic's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Sexism, Deadnaming, Grief, Bullying, Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Gore, Death, Transphobia, Homophobia, Blood, Murder, and Body horror
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Dysphoria, and Classism
sp00ky_girl28'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
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Grief, Bullying, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Death
Moderate: Cancer and Cannibalism
Minor: Sexual assault
kleinekita's review
4.25
The audiobook is excellent. There are background sounds, musical touches, and voice effects. Absolutely a must listen on audio!
Graphic: Bullying, Body horror, Grief, Death, Homophobia, and Transphobia
Moderate: Cannibalism
Minor: Sexual assault, Suicide, and Cancer
booksandcoffeewithlexi'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, and Death
erica_reads_things'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
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Grief, Child death, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gore, Sexism, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Transphobia, Cancer, Hate crime, and Violence
Minor: Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Deadnaming, and Sexual content