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The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness

25 reviews

ggmariereads's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense fast-paced

• 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Grief, and Medical content

leileikarma1's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Colonisation, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, and Vomit

entanglednovels's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• 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

3.75

An oldie but it was a goodie. Not sure it really needed to be so long, as parts seemed to drag on, especially towards the end, but overall a strong story. It’s only the second Patrick Ness I’ve read, but I am still impressed. I will continue with the series at some point. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Vomit, Murder, Gun violence, and Gore

Moderate: Animal death, Misogyny, Death of parent, Death, and Cursing

sarahasyouwish's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

4.25

This is a very engaging start to a dystopian YA series. The concept is unique and well executed. The writing style Ness uses really helps immerse you in the world and helps you understand what being bombarded by others’ thoughts would be like. The two main characters are both teenagers and they are written like teenagers which I appreciate. The story is told from Todd’s perspective, and thus, like him, we are left unaware of the reality and truths of this world until they are revealed along the way. Figuring things out as we go was an effective way to keep the reader’s interest up throughout the story. The pacing was very quick and THAT ENDING definitely left me wanting to continue on with the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Misogyny, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Vomit, and Kidnapping

oliverlang's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Murder, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Misogyny, Murder, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Violence, and Vomit