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tenderbench's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Vomit, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Drug use, Suicide, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Alcohol
smute's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.25
Graphic: Alcohol
Moderate: Excrement, Pregnancy, Vomit, Drug use, Grief, Death, and Fatphobia
Minor: Cancer, Blood, Death of parent, and Bullying
likerealpeople's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Suicide and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Vomit
miles's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Personally, I don't find Iris relatable, but rather annoying and I honestly don't care about her or any of the other side characters. Which, of course, makes it difficult to care for the novel as a whole. It all felt a bit superficial to me; nothing felt real. Sure, Iris's Earth existence is meant to feel like that because that's how she feels, but even Iris's depression and suicidal ideations feel flat and unimportant. Maybe that's the point? I don't know.
Considering how many dystopian novels there are, this one doesn't feel particularly original, either. The idea is interesting, but to me the novel focuses too much on Iris's Earth life. I enjoyed the switching between Nyx and Earth in the first two chapters and think it would have been more compelling to keep that up, or to at least include more instances of Iris commenting on the past on Earth from Nyx with asides. The Nyx part feels too rushed to build proper tension as to what is happening and the ending also falls flat as barely anything is explained. It leaves it open-ended, as in many dystopian novels but, instead of stimulating speculation about what happened, it feels very forgettable. Which is a shame, because the idea had a lot of potential, but it just didn't land for me.
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Abandonment, Drug use, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Vomit, and Mental illness
Minor: Death, Cancer, and Death of parent
havelock's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Suicide attempt and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Vomit
miriameckl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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 of parent, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, and Vomit
briannasam's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.25
Moderate: Pregnancy, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Vomit, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Self harm, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis