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koniisland's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Murder and Violence
miniingrid's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Death, Excrement, Gore, Racial slurs, Islamophobia, Medical trauma, Racism, Murder, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexism, and Violence
Minor: Suicide and Infidelity
vitsa'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, and Racism
grahamiscool's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Murder and Kidnapping
maggies's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Islamophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail
uranaishi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Confinement, Kidnapping, Racism, and Hate crime
Moderate: Racial slurs, Body shaming, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Abandonment, Violence, Fatphobia, Police brutality, Alcohol, Death, Classism, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcoholism, Medical content, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, War, Drug abuse, Outing, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Drug use, and Homophobia
dtrain3000's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
That being said, I enjoyed the premise of the book. A bunch of agents from MI5 go to a dead-end part of the agency and get themselves wrapped in a mission way over their heads. The characters are quite lovable and the reader wants them to win because of their underdog status.
What I didn't like was the large ensemble cast. It was confusing to keep everyone's backstory straight. The constant moving between storylines made it difficult to keep track of where the reader is in the overall plot.
I also found Herron's prose to be difficult to follow and verbose at times. I found myself at multiple points in the book thinking "why do I need to know this?" which is never something you want.
Overall, I still found the book really interesting. There were amazing twists and turns, lovable characters, and an interesting premise for future books. I would recommend anyone who is interested in spy novels to read because it's an modern take on the genre. But my only word of caution would be to take your time because you will likely get confused.
Graphic: Gun violence, Cursing, Murder, and Body horror
Minor: Suicide
smitinghedgehog's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Xenophobia, Alcoholism, Blood, Torture, Fatphobia, Gore, Islamophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Racism, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Sexism, Violence, and Vomit
moonfly's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Murder