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samcsmith's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Trafficking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, Pedophilia, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, and Sexual harassment
hinata_boke's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
- The concept of the book is pretty interesting, but a lot of the neat dystopian aspects are clouded by the romance subplots.
- Too much flowery language and weird editing made it a bit annoying to read - though I'm willing to accept that as intentional if it's written as Juliette's stream of consciousness.
- This is first-person narrated, which is not my cup of tea.
Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Sexual harassment, and War
Minor: Child death and Injury/Injury detail
icarusandthesun's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
the middle part
i was also not a fan of the whole "she's the only girl among hundreds of touch-starved men and forced to wear skimpy clothing" trope that basically carried the whole first half of the book. it was silly how obsessed everyone seemed to be with her, and how "hot" everyone thought she was even though she was literally rotting in a cell for more than 250 days with only one meal a day and nearly no means to hygiene. who are you kidding?
i also didn't buy the romance at all.
and he fell in love with her because she was, uh, nice? because she gave up her seat to some girl on the bus? man, those two really are a low ass bar.
and you know a book is bad when the mysogynist side-character is the funniest guy in the book...
the action sequences were absolute bullshit, too. not them literally dodging bullets LMAO and "our movements made it hard for them to aim at us". girl what-
you're a slow ahh human being and not the flash, what are you on about...
if i were warner i'd fire all of the soldiers because a 15-year-old who's played ONE round of cod or valorant would be better at shooting than those nerds.
so yeah, needless to say, 80% of this book was teenage girl fantasy nonsense. i didn't hate the ending though. the whole concept—the worldbuilding—has potential. i'm just sad this potential didn't reveal itself until the very end. but i've heard people say the sequels are better, so maybe......
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Murder, Sexual harassment, and War
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Medical content, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse, Torture, and Death of parent
taque's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Graphic: Emotional abuse
Moderate: Physical abuse
booklover450's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, and Violence
Moderate: Death and Physical abuse
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Injury/Injury detail
l_butterflies777's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Torture, Violence, and War
This author explains everything that the main character is seeing in detail including graphic injuries.readwithsophsx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, and Death of parent
web_h3ad's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.25
Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment
millycameron's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, and Kidnapping
nyree42's review against another edition
3.5
The narration style would have been grating but I hadn't read anything written that way in a long time, so instead of being annoying it helped place me into the character's perspective, as it was meant to.
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail