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mrt17's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Physical abuse, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Violence, Death of parent, Grief, Cancer, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, and Murder
Minor: Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault
marareading'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
3.5
Lore escaped a world where the Gods aren't legends. The Agon comes every 7 years. Kill a God, take their power. Her family was killed in that world of constant fighting for power and finding death. She has been trying to avoid it. Now a God comes to her for help and she has to decide if she wants to avenge her family.
There are so many secrets and a lot of twists. The twists in the latter half of the book are what saved it for me. I got really into it with the brutal combat, the deadly encounters, intense secrets, and major twists. I loved how much the twists changed the story. One secret chabges everything. A really good take on mythology for me.
Graphic: Death, Blood, Grief, Murder, Terminal illness, Gore, Kidnapping, Sexism, Misogyny, Violence, Death of parent, Child death, War, Cancer, and Stalking
Minor: Sexual assault
anapthine'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
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Gore, and Rape
Moderate: Cancer and Child death
Minor: Blood and Bullying
lisa_m's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The writing style was great. This is the first book I've read by Alexandra Bracken and I definitely want to read more! The Darkest Minds has been on my tbr for a while so I'm excited to read that soon :)
The ending was quite abrupt and a bit under explained imo and that's part of the reason my I didn't give it 5 stars. I genuinely enjoyed it but it just wasn't five stars for me.
Edit: After sleeping on it I decided to give it 4 instead of 5.75. There were no real plot twists and everything that was explained I had already guessed before. The things I couldn't figure out on my own weren't explained in the end which left me confused.
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, and War
Moderate: Child abuse
marisa_n'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
4.0
Graphic: Rape, Violence, Child death, Blood, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, and Cancer
Moderate: Misogyny
midnightgremlin'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual assault, and War
jupiterlee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
I loved the premises of the book but I unfortunately found myself not excited to continue reading or wanting to pick it up again (so much so that it's taken me a few months to finish).
I understand that Greek names can be confusing and back story is needed to have an understanding, but for me one of the downfalls in this novel with the numerous people mentioned. I also found it slightly pointless to mention houses that were extinct and no longer added to the plot other than to make the reader learn another house. So I do think that anyone that reads it will have to prepare themselves to use the diagrams at the front and he character info at the back to keep themselves right.
I did love the fact that Greek gods and mythology were brought into he modern age and it was interesting to read about how they were keeping up traditions or preparations for the Agon. However again I felt at times it was an imbalance were there was too much of a Greek dump or I felt some aspects just did not blend well.
For me it was an interesting take on two very different concepts, but unfortunately it was just a book that I could not get into and have it hold my interest.
Graphic: Murder and Violence
Moderate: Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Rape, Cancer, Child abuse, and Death of parent
riskugel's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Murder, Violence, Death, and Torture
Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Death of parent, and Terminal illness
marilu_'s review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Bullying, Cancer, and Death of parent
gertrudethemoonstone'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
3.5
Graphic: Violence, Murder, Sexism, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Gore, Blood, and Cancer
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Bullying