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aformeracceleratedreader's Reviews (540)

fast-paced

really enjoyed this. the illustrations were cool, the story was interesting, the color palette was perfect for the moods it was trying to evoke. I'm assuming this is a series since it was left on a sort of cliffhanger and the about author short blurb mentions the next book being on a train 🤔
(and also fuck corporate greed, the wealth gap, and capitalism 💯)

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medium-paced

didn't really love this, but I might still read the sequel to pass time. it wasn't terrible and I do enjoy retellings, it just wasn't a favorite.
fast-paced

was this a necessary addition to the series? no. was it still good/entertaining? yes.
haymitch is one of my favorite characters (along with johanna) so it was nice to get a fuller picture of his hunger games and his life/experience pre and post games. I really enjoyed his fellow district 12 allies and I really enjoyed ampert as well (ampert's death made me mad tho because one it was gruesome imagining it and two because I felt it was too quick/sudden). I enjoyed seeing more of beetee, mags, and wiress as well.
this was much much better than a ballad of songbirds and snakes but not as good as the main books in the series for me.

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fast-paced

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I'm a casual fan of sum41 but needed to read this. I had no clue what he went through and there were a lot of sad parts. but there were also happy parts in his life as well and I hope he continues to have happy parts in his life. 
it's wild to me tho that he got so much hate for being in a relationship with Avril because when I heard about it at the time, I was super happy for them and then the news of their separation broke and made me so sad.
(also just to add, not a fan of the passive language of the COVID pandemic. it is 2025 now and it's still an ongoing pandemic)

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slow-paced

I think there were interesting parts in this, and I enjoyed the premise, but overall I feel pretty meh about it. I think it was too long and a slow buildup (to build background and mystery). If it was a bit shorter I think I would've enjoyed this more but the beginning was really slow and I found myself tuning out here and there throughout.

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dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

I will continue this series but I need to use the audiobook along with the physical book. the beginning was really slow with a lot of world building/setting building/context before it starts really getting into the meat of the story so if I didn't have audio assistance, I don't think I would've finished it. I enjoyed the video game aspect and the extraterrestrial aspect set against the cultural history of China. interesting premise and very science heavy (I know it's sci-fi but it is very heavy on describing/exploring physics).

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

really enjoyed this and I'm a little mad at myself for taking so long to get into it. all the characters were good/interesting and the story was a perfect mix of some historical, some supernatural, some horror.
will def read more from this author.

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medium-paced

I tried reading this before but wasn't in the mood.  this time, with the assistance of the audiobook, I finished it so quickly and was so invested and engaged with it. there was so much justifiable rage from the main women and I was getting mad with them with how they were being treated throughout when they were seeking justice for their loved ones. really liked the focus being on victims and keeping the killer pretty minimal except to rightfully belittle him.

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medium-paced

pretty good and also something very real on a couple levels. the obsession with social media and "followers" and celebrity is already at a scary level and seeing it in fiction taken to a higher level that could 100% become a thing is wild and I say that as someone who uses social media regularly and since basically it's inception.
the main characters were overall unlikeable and frustrating but in a way that didn't turn me off from the story. I was invested in what would happen next.
medium-paced

the MC was quite annoying to the point of almost unbearable for the majority of the book. I know she's a teen and has a lot of issues with her family (many issues being totally understandable) but dang.
I think this sounded better in theory than in execution because I did like the concept of the story enough to finish it. most of the characters were unlikeable or frustrating to me. the friend was def my favorite character tho.
also will say what the mom says can be low-key triggering as she focuses a lot on weight/body image/outward appearances (and in general is an emotionally abusive parent so be aware of that)

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