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originalbookworm's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
zoexash_'s review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-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
3.5
dripdrop's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Chronic illness, and Violence
Moderate: Gaslighting
Minor: Homophobia
petunitea's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
annaellefrh's review against another edition
4.0
Difficile de rentrer dans l’histoire en début de lecture, mais ça vaut le coup de s’accrocher sur le premier quart car une fois que l’histoire nous prend elle nous tient en haleine jusqu’au bout. Un livre qui se lit rapidement, différent de ce qu’on a l’habitude de voir. Une bonne lecture dans l’ensemble !
nickyslibrary's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
5.0
Really drew me in, and kept me on my toes. Written in a way that you can really see it happen
halthemonarch's review against another edition
3.0
EDIT: Bumping up to 4 stars because it's gay and I want the algorithm to recommend me more gay stuff
koelkat's review against another edition
2.0
It's been a while since I was shaken up over a book.
That being said, I loved the setup of the story. You don't really know what the tox is, there's the question of a cure, and what's going on behind the scenes. But as the book progressed, it left me feeling intrigued, but none of the questions were getting answered.
And then the ending. Oh my God, the ending. I am so confused. The last line makes no sense, and I'm left with so many questions. The most important one being: what was the point?
{Spoilers}
Hetty also says multiple times that her dad is in the Navy but it's never built on. When she and Reese go to the visitor's center, I expected her to call up her dad since they must've had some communication with the mainland if they were able to evacuate.
The ending, as I mentioned, was very disappointing. There's no concluding statement about waiting for the bombs to arrive or at least trying to go to the mainland in Reese's boat. There's no cure for the tox and there's no reason as to why the tox even started. It's vaguely suggested that it's due to global warming, but we're never given a straight answer.
This book does a great job of creating stakes, but I feel like the questions don't get answered. The ending is very disappointing and left me confused and angry if anything.
That being said, I loved the setup of the story. You don't really know what the tox is, there's the question of a cure, and what's going on behind the scenes. But as the book progressed, it left me feeling intrigued, but none of the questions were getting answered.
And then the ending. Oh my God, the ending. I am so confused. The last line makes no sense, and I'm left with so many questions. The most important one being: what was the point?
{Spoilers}
Spoiler
I HATED the fact that, as much as Hetty had a resemblance to plain white bread, her only good quality was that she thought of other people. But at the end, after she goes on her spiel with the headmistress about the other girls' safety, she totally abandons them to be eaten or to be blown up.Hetty also says multiple times that her dad is in the Navy but it's never built on. When she and Reese go to the visitor's center, I expected her to call up her dad since they must've had some communication with the mainland if they were able to evacuate.
The ending, as I mentioned, was very disappointing. There's no concluding statement about waiting for the bombs to arrive or at least trying to go to the mainland in Reese's boat. There's no cure for the tox and there's no reason as to why the tox even started. It's vaguely suggested that it's due to global warming, but we're never given a straight answer.
This book does a great job of creating stakes, but I feel like the questions don't get answered. The ending is very disappointing and left me confused and angry if anything.
jadabelle's review against another edition
5.0
This book was described as similar to Lord of the Flies, a book I recently read and enjoyed, and that’s why I chose to read it (though the awesome cover honestly played a part as well). At first it didn’t strike me as similar to Lord of the Flies, but it definitely did toward the end. I’ve heard it was also compared to the movie Annihilation which I’ll have to check out. The book was really wonderful. It was slow at first, but picked up rather quickly. The characters were written very well, and I especially loved to see that there was not only one, but two LGBTQ+ relationships (and they were WLW)! I really loved Rory Power’s writing style. As the point of view and scenario shifted, so did the writing. It was really interesting reading Byatt’s distorted thoughts as if I were in her head, I though that it was a very effective writing choice. Overall a really good book for young women to read. It shows a lot about human nature, and was overall a wonderful story.