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A review by tamara_reads
Wildcard by Marie Lu
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
(4.5 stars)
Content warnings: death of a parent, murder, attempted murder, gun violence, kidnapping, bullying, child abuse, and explosions.
-Characters, Plot and Setting:
THESE CHARACTERS, I SWEAR THEY ARE GOING TO KILL ME. I love them so much. The character development was honestly incredible. Almost all of the characters were quite lovable and Sasuke was such an interesting character to know about. Reading about him left me in tears. He deserves so much more than that...
The plot wasn't a huge part in Wildcard since it was mostly character driven. The worldbuilding was as great as ever and I'm honestly in such awe of it.
-Pace and writing style:
The pacing was perfect and I had absolutely no problem getting into the book. Marie Lu's writing style is amazing. It is so full of life that for a good amount of the book, in a way, I felt as if all of it might actually be real and I love that because that's usually the only way I'm able to get into a book and love it.
-Ending:
The ending was a bit underwhelming for me and I understand that it is probably the only way the book would have ended in a realistic way but that doesn't make it any less disappointing.
“And that’s when I realize that, at the end, we’d all wish for the same thing. Just a little more time.”
“The mind can make you believe whatever it wants you to believe.”
“Tearing something down isn't the end; doing something great, or better, something right, is.”
“That's the difference between the real and the virtual. Reality is where you can lose the ones you love. Reality is the place where you can feel the cracks in your heart.”
Content warnings: death of a parent, murder, attempted murder, gun violence, kidnapping, bullying, child abuse, and explosions.
-Characters, Plot and Setting:
THESE CHARACTERS, I SWEAR THEY ARE GOING TO KILL ME. I love them so much. The character development was honestly incredible. Almost all of the characters were quite lovable and Sasuke was such an interesting character to know about. Reading about him left me in tears. He deserves so much more than that...
The plot wasn't a huge part in Wildcard since it was mostly character driven. The worldbuilding was as great as ever and I'm honestly in such awe of it.
-Pace and writing style:
The pacing was perfect and I had absolutely no problem getting into the book. Marie Lu's writing style is amazing. It is so full of life that for a good amount of the book, in a way, I felt as if all of it might actually be real and I love that because that's usually the only way I'm able to get into a book and love it.
-Ending:
The ending was a bit underwhelming for me and I understand that it is probably the only way the book would have ended in a realistic way but that doesn't make it any less disappointing.
“And that’s when I realize that, at the end, we’d all wish for the same thing. Just a little more time.”
“The mind can make you believe whatever it wants you to believe.”
“Tearing something down isn't the end; doing something great, or better, something right, is.”
“That's the difference between the real and the virtual. Reality is where you can lose the ones you love. Reality is the place where you can feel the cracks in your heart.”