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Dead or Alive by Derek Landy

greenfantasy's review

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adventurous dark lighthearted medium-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? Yes

4.0

lucyabilene's review against another edition

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4.0

3.5/5 rounded up

chefbex's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

jpanslabyrinthofbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

theglossreview's review against another edition

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5.0

My loves!!! This is an absolute riot. It deserves AT LEAST 5 stars. Of all the books in Season 2, the two best ones are Dead or Alive & Until the End.

The first four volumes of Season 2 contain a lot of violence and suspense. Therefore, re-reading them isn’t as great of an experience as the first time read: I dreaded the grim series of events and the suspense wasn’t there anymore once the plot was known. This is where volume 14 shines: Dead or Alive feels like a warm hug (albeit one that might make you cry). Welcome home, loves. You’re welcome to return here time after time.

Time after time after time…

It is absolutely fascinating, astounding and purely a work of genius. Delightful! One of the best books I’ve ever read. Highest compliments.

dandoyle17's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

char931's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

aaannika's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

eleanorlow's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious medium-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? Yes

3.75

jakegreyxx's review

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2.0

This has been my favourite series since 2008, and every book has been 4 or 5 stars. Until now. Sure, we still got some good parts and didn’t miss out on the laughs, but this book was a mess.
It brought time travel into the mix, and it didn’t do it well. The type where they see what’s happening and decide to change it, but people also travel back and change their own timelines.
I spent a good chunk of this book just waiting for it to be over and hoping it would somehow figure itself out in a way that made sense, but nope. In fact, if I don’t start the next book soon, I’m going to end up avoiding it because I’m worried it will be just as bad, or maybe (somehow…) even worse.