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Graphic: Animal death, Violence, Police brutality
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death of parent
Minor: Animal cruelty, Homophobia, Blood
I love you. Remember. They cannot take it
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death
Moderate: Police brutality, Death of parent
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Confinement, Gore, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Forced institutionalization, War
Minor: Bullying, Homophobia, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Abandonment
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, War, Pandemic/Epidemic
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death of parent
Minor: Mental illness, Suicide, Torture
it was kind of a little cringe. and cliché.
in the beginning the main character — lena — is visibly influenced and driven by the lies the government feeds them. she seems like a very naive and oblivious character, who later starts to doubt her views of the world and society. of course, this is character development that is totally necessary. but, and hear me out, the lena we get to know in the beginning of the book is really frustrating and annoying to read about. this is mainly because it’s very obvious to the reader that the whole love as a disease thing is no more than propaganda.
then we meet alex, who is basically the exact opposite of lena. they fall in love (obviously) and then she proceeds to plan her entire life off of him.
the relationship felt flat and had nothing thrilling about it, except the fact that they had to keep it a secret, but at some point everything lena was doing could’ve gotten her jailed, institutionalized or killed.
there were no other characters that stirred any particular interest in me, i enjoyed reading about grace, but even hana felt like she had no depth except for good looks to me.
the plot was — to say it outright — flat as well. it was pretty predictable, but that‘s not to say there weren’t surprising turns.
one thing that you have to give to lauren oliver though, is that she wrote something entertaining. the problem is just that „entertaining“ doesn’t mean it’s a good book. at least for me it doesn’t.
i don’t necessarily regret reading this book, i just wouldn’t do it again.
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Mental illness, Blood
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicide, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Homophobia