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edilyaaang's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
The beginning is a little slow and boring. I had a hard time pushing through the parts before the tournament began. But once the fight started I got hooked.
The only charcter I didn't like was Isobel. She started out strong for me. A bad-ass pretty girl who can stand for herself. Heck yeah! But as the story progressed, she began acting all wishy-washy and I find myself rolling my eyes at Isobel more.
She claims to hate being a champion and dreads that she has to kill other people especially her friends and Alistair but when presented with a possible way to end the tournament without further bloodshed, she refuses to listen. Ugh! And the communication skills of everyone in this is shit. Why can't they just listen to one another when they obviously had agreed to alliances.
Those are the only downsides and why I did not give this book a 5⭐.
I love Alistair's character the most. He was the realest of everyone even though he was raised to prentend as someone he never was. I do feel sorry for him though. That is one sad way to grow up. That ending though! Satisfying
The only charcter I didn't like was Isobel. She started out strong for me. A bad-ass pretty girl who can stand for herself. Heck yeah! But as the story progressed, she began acting all wishy-washy and I find myself rolling my eyes at Isobel more.
Those are the only downsides and why I did not give this book a 5⭐.
I love Alistair's character the most. He was the realest of everyone even though he was raised to prentend as someone he never was. I do feel sorry for him though. That is one sad way to grow up. That ending though! Satisfying
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Gore, Blood, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Death, and Violence
alex_emilia_smith's review against another edition
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Murder, Body horror, Child abuse, Toxic friendship, Child death, Gore, Grief, Toxic relationship, Blood, Violence, and Genocide
Minor: Violence, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Vomit
directorpurry's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and War
andromeda_1998's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
All of us villains was a really surprising book, it’s a mix between The hunger games and the faith anime series. And I’m here for it.
Characters
I love that the writers choose to use multiple pov’s. You will find yourself rooting for multiple characters eventhough you know just one of them can survive.
All characters have reasons that they have to win and some of them deserve to win. There is a champion for every reader, which also means that there will be characters you like less.
Story
The story is about a group of teenagers that have to fight a magical contest to win a great power for their families. This contest happens every 20 years and used to be fought in secrecy. Now the secret is out in the open. May the best champion win.
Writing
The writing is done very well. The chapters link together flawlessly. The differences in writingstyles are really hard to spot.
Worldbuilding
The magic system in this world is interesting and different to what I’m used to. I liked it but it isn’t for everyone. I feel like the world is very detailed but that we didn’t get enough to really understand it.
Recommendations
I would recommend this one-off almost everyone. It’s a good steppingstone into fantasy, especially for science fiction lovers.
Characters
I love that the writers choose to use multiple pov’s. You will find yourself rooting for multiple characters eventhough you know just one of them can survive.
All characters have reasons that they have to win and some of them deserve to win. There is a champion for every reader, which also means that there will be characters you like less.
Story
The story is about a group of teenagers that have to fight a magical contest to win a great power for their families. This contest happens every 20 years and used to be fought in secrecy. Now the secret is out in the open. May the best champion win.
Writing
The writing is done very well. The chapters link together flawlessly. The differences in writingstyles are really hard to spot.
Worldbuilding
The magic system in this world is interesting and different to what I’m used to. I liked it but it isn’t for everyone. I feel like the world is very detailed but that we didn’t get enough to really understand it.
Recommendations
I would recommend this one-off almost everyone. It’s a good steppingstone into fantasy, especially for science fiction lovers.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence
princess424's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book was a rollercoaster. I went into this book knowing that the main characters didn’t have the best moral compasses but some of the things in this book were interesting. The plot twist were unexpected and I liked how the authors developed and explained the characters in a way were you knew they were villains but the reasons why were so compelling. These quite a bit of violence and gore in this book and it ends on a cliffhanger but I really liked it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Death, Gore, and Murder
Moderate: Grief and Gaslighting
yunnie's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I loved the story line from reading the sampler. However, I found the pacing of the middle portion to be very slow. Pacing improved near the last quarter of the book, and I like how the tone shifted to be even darker than the opening.
I'm excited to read the next book in the series. There are a few characters I'm invested in, and I hope to see these side characters have a main role in the sequel.
I'm excited to read the next book in the series. There are a few characters I'm invested in, and I hope to see these side characters have a main role in the sequel.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Gore
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting
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