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The End and Other Beginnings: Stories from the Future by Veronica Roth
2 reviews
beckyyreadss's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I wanted to read this book because I thought it was a collection of short stories from her previous written series such as Divergent, The Chosen Ones and Carve the Mark. However, out of the six short stories there are, two stories set in the Carve the Mark universe – which I struggle with, so I was a little bit disappointment.
The other four stories are about several different friendships/relationships. Which were all good in themselves, but it just wasn’t what I was expecting. The stories were sometimes difficult to get into as it literally starts with the event or some mythical world or some bad disease. All the other four stories had similar set up of – bad world/disease, someone they love is in trouble, figure out how to solve it or accept it, all HEA.
I would have preferred short stories from the Chosen Ones because there were so many cliff-hangers with that book and I hoped it was a series. Veronica Roth wrote one of my favourite series with Divergent but during this book, I think she struggled with writing female characters which confused me because she wrote Tris so well. I didn’t enjoy this book as well as it was set in Space, and I struggle with space books all the time.
The other four stories are about several different friendships/relationships. Which were all good in themselves, but it just wasn’t what I was expecting. The stories were sometimes difficult to get into as it literally starts with the event or some mythical world or some bad disease. All the other four stories had similar set up of – bad world/disease, someone they love is in trouble, figure out how to solve it or accept it, all HEA.
I would have preferred short stories from the Chosen Ones because there were so many cliff-hangers with that book and I hoped it was a series. Veronica Roth wrote one of my favourite series with Divergent but during this book, I think she struggled with writing female characters which confused me because she wrote Tris so well. I didn’t enjoy this book as well as it was set in Space, and I struggle with space books all the time.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, and Death
norwegianforestreader's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism, War, Violence, Torture, Self harm, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Car accident, and Alcohol
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