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axel_p's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Minor: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Xenophobia, Cannibalism, Child death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Body horror, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Slavery, Blood, Death, Excrement, Grief, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Confinement, Violence, and Pedophilia
lilifane'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Probably wouldn't recommend it, but I don't regret buying it. It's really pretty.
Graphic: Trafficking, Violence, Slavery, Blood, Body horror, Pandemic/Epidemic, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Death, Gun violence, Death of parent, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail
numerous_bees'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
2.0
The first issue I ran into was that the author uses a lot of similes in an attempt to create a voice for the character and I found them be distracting and occasionally inappropriate for the situation.
The second thing - the one that really turned me off - is the sudden slavery/sexual assault plot point that shows up at about the 75% mark, lingers for a couple of chapters, and is dropped and barely brought up again. The sex abuse in particular is completely out of left-field, totally uncalled for, and adds nothing. I'm of the opinion that something that serious needs to justify it's presence in a story, and this didn't.
The racism metaphor that followed the slavery plot point only served to highlight the lack of racial diversity in the cast.
Finally, the climax is emotionally hobbled by how little we see of Peter and Cooper's community - the main(?) villain gets an emotional monologue where they try to justify their decisions, but they'vebarely featured in the story to this point and, despite Peter waxing poetic about how many happy memories they had together, we didn't see those events and Peter hadn't thought about them until that point, and I simply didn't care about this character or their motivations.
It's a shame, because I think that the concept of a queer romance novel set against the backdrop of a zombie apocalypse has a lot of potential, but this book isn't really that. It starts off as a romance but ends as a survival adventure, and I don't think it did a good job of transitioning between the two genres.
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Racism, Slavery, Trafficking, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, and Sexual assault
Minor: Alcohol, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Physical abuse
jjjreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Graphic: Medical trauma, Trafficking, Blood, Murder, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Slavery, Terminal illness, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Classism, Cannibalism, Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Pandemic/Epidemic, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content
spttsn'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
2.75
I liked the premise and I read through it in a few hours, but the execution left a little to be desired. The beginning was confusingly written, the plot in the middle was interesting, and the end was messy and disappointing.
Overall - it kept me interested enough in where the plot was going to not put down, but not invested enough to pickup the second book despite the many questions the ending leaves.
The map was cool though.
Graphic: Violence, Gore, and Death
Moderate: Gun violence and Trafficking
Minor: Sexual assault and Death of parent
erzywerzy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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, Blood, and Violence
Moderate: Confinement, Gun violence, and Gore
Minor: Trafficking and Death of parent
ethen_rey'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? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Violence, Gun violence, and Death
Minor: Trafficking, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, and Child death
jupiterlee'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
5.0
Now while this is a zombie/undead apocalypse book, it does touch on slavery: exploiting ones that are different to do the work for another, in fear of being killed or found out. There is also a hint of implied sexual assault, but that it is if you squint at the page and if your like me and that's where your mind goes when someone says "they'll be made to do more than just work for them".
Such an easy quick read, and ill be picking up the sequel as soon as I can!
Moderate: Death and Violence
Minor: Trafficking, Slavery, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
nevermoregothic'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
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Murder, Violence, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Kidnapping
Minor: Bullying, Slavery, Trafficking, Sexism, and Misogyny
magpi3'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
4.0
Graphic: Trafficking
Moderate: Gun violence, Gore, Animal death, Blood, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Sexual violence and Death of parent