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Warcross by Marie Lu

5 reviews

716a_m's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence and Murder

kanthereader's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I.. don’t know how to feel. I don’t even wanna rate this book.

First off, the beginning was incredibly slow. I almost DNF’d this book because of how slow it was. Don’t get me wrong, it was not boring. It was just.. not exciting. 

I was pleasantly surprised after the book started going. The story line is really good. A bounty hunter competing against other bounty hunters in a chase to find who’s sabotaging the games? Great.

Except I could feel the slow burn between Hideo and Emika (it was absolutely agonizing) I just wish there was more romance throughout it instead of towards the end. However, the romance was satisfying when it was included. Emila and Hideo bonding whne they could sense each others emotions and their grief was a great addition.

So, me being me, I skipped ahead for the romance. I of course spoiled it for myself and found out who Zero was. I was shocked to say the least.

Then here comes the end. The awful, awful, end.

First off, the ending was incredibly cliche. I don’t know if it was because I spoiled, but that ending was incredibly disappointing. You made this elaborate plan just to find out you have been helping the bad guy and prohibiting the good guy. I don’t even see how the author could come up with a sequel for this book. What is there to write about? Emika now joins the bad guy and explains to everyone how their elaborate plan was for nothing?

And HIDEO!! HOW COULD YOY BETRAY ME LIKE THIS !! i loved him and he ripped my heart in two with the new NeuroLink.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief and Death of parent

Minor: Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Abandonment

laurenevlyn's review

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

This book had been on my radar for over a year at this point, but for some reason I never got around to reading it until now. What a mistake on my part because Warcross was such a fun read! I was thoroughly immersed in the world of Warcross the entire time I was reading, and though I basically spoiled every part of the book for myself (way to go Lauren), I really enjoyed it. Definitely pick this up if you’re looking for a fun, fast-paced, and futuristic story that will capture all your attention from beginning to end. I can’t wait to read Wildcard next!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Gun violence

Moderate: Terminal illness, Death of parent, Death, Bullying, Addiction, and Abandonment

Minor: Kidnapping, Sexual content, and Murder

aargot1's review

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Death of parent

Moderate: Gun violence

lqvekanej's review

adventurous reflective tense medium-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Bullying