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emmiej'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: Injury/Injury detail, Cultural appropriation, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Racism, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Torture, and Drug abuse
teenytabris'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: Drug abuse, Body horror, Self harm, Addiction, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, and Gore
letopotato'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
3.75
My only point of criticism is that there are many unanswered questions at the end as to how Prophet actually worked or where it came from. It got a little too confusing, even considering the sci-fi aspect of this novel.
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Medical content, Child abuse, Blood, Murder, Death, and Gun violence
Minor: Sexual content, Torture, and Racism
joannalouise'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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gore, Medical trauma, and Blood
Moderate: Self harm, War, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Suicidal thoughts
cko'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
Some things I liked:
- Gay slow-burn enemies-to-lovers romance!!!
- Bisexual representation!!!
- The descriptions of how Rao experiences truth as a physical sensation
- The horror aspects and metaphors about nostalgia
- The page-turning pacing in the first and last thirds of the book
- There were often long sequences of dialogue with no attributions. Not sure if it's because I read an ARC (thank you, S&S!) but I often had to reread the dialogue to figure out who was saying what because the back-and-forth didn't make sense; it often seemed like one person would speak twice in a row.
- There was also a slow part in the middle that dragged on a bit, and later I saw the reasoning for it, but I almost didn't pick the book back up again because of that slowness.
- A few of the characters did not feel real (like Rhodes, but maybe psychopaths just have that quality?)
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use