A review by juliawitmer
Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins

adventurous emotional funny hopeful medium-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

I've loved this book since I was a kid, and it still holds up! Full of action, adventure, twists and turns. It follows a well-established plot, but is driven forward by the characters just as strongly as the events themselves. A good read for younger and older readers.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Violence, and War

This book is absolutely wonderful, but might be a bit much for very young readers. It addresses war and the violence found in war in realistic ways, and this does include some moderately graphic descriptions of death/wounds/etc. That being said, I first read this book at the age of eleven and it didn't permanently scar me or anything.