Take a photo of a barcode or cover
roguetm 's review for:
Compound Fracture
by Andrew Joseph White
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
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:
Complicated
ajw’s books are like crack to me. literally the definition of cannot put the book down.
in comparison to HFWU and TSBIT, compound fracture is more of a thriller than a horror. however, it’s still quite dark, especially for a YA book, and i’d recommend looking at content warnings. but andrew always handles trauma with care and always leaves you feeling hopeful. basically it never feels exploitative
our mc is autistic and queer and that’s amazing but i also really appreciate that he feels like a real, tangible person, his identities are important but they’re not everything. the same can be said about the side-characters; they’re complex and lovable and saint (a side-character) actually ended up being my favourite
i don’t even really write reviews i just wanted to ramble because god can pry andrew’s books from my
cold dead hands and i don’t know what im going to do with myself until his next release comes out
in comparison to HFWU and TSBIT, compound fracture is more of a thriller than a horror. however, it’s still quite dark, especially for a YA book, and i’d recommend looking at content warnings. but andrew always handles trauma with care and always leaves you feeling hopeful. basically it never feels exploitative
our mc is autistic and queer and that’s amazing but i also really appreciate that he feels like a real, tangible person, his identities are important but they’re not everything. the same can be said about the side-characters; they’re complex and lovable and saint (a side-character) actually ended up being my favourite
i don’t even really write reviews i just wanted to ramble because god can pry andrew’s books from my
cold dead hands and i don’t know what im going to do with myself until his next release comes out
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Transphobia, Violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Outing, Classism
Moderate: Gun violence, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment