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bookybeckyboo's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
5.0
elubow's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
reflective
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
beachybookstack's review against another edition
5.0
Post-apocalyptic games in a tiered society where it's all a lie? Ok, done this before.
Reverting to absolute barbarity to get a respectable position in corrupt system? Alright.
A bit of Darwin & eugenics? Umm ok, I can work with this.
The unexpected turns definitely pushed this rating from 4 to 5 stars. I especially liked how we started out in the mines, tragedy, then boom---new layer for the world, for Darrow. This wasn't some play by play of watching the hero win every battle, he has some pretty rough times among his own comrades. To top it off, things get worse when he discovers bias among the Proctors. Throw it all our on its head and it changes again. I began the book expecting a story of alowly hero overthrowing the system like every other damn YA novel from the past few years, and thank god it isn't another one of those. The villains are meaner, the friends are crueler, the stakes are higher. Things get brutal.
Favorites? Mustang, Sevro, dead horse strategy.
The only stagnant points were right after the first half of the book, when it becomes mostly tactics and description.
Reverting to absolute barbarity to get a respectable position in corrupt system? Alright.
A bit of Darwin & eugenics? Umm ok, I can work with this.
The unexpected turns definitely pushed this rating from 4 to 5 stars. I especially liked how we started out in the mines, tragedy, then boom---new layer for the world, for Darrow. This wasn't some play by play of watching the hero win every battle, he has some pretty rough times among his own comrades. To top it off, things get worse when he discovers bias among the Proctors. Throw it all our on its head and it changes again. I began the book expecting a story of alowly hero overthrowing the system like every other damn YA novel from the past few years, and thank god it isn't another one of those. The villains are meaner, the friends are crueler, the stakes are higher. Things get brutal.
Favorites? Mustang, Sevro, dead horse strategy.
The only stagnant points were right after the first half of the book, when it becomes mostly tactics and description.
lyndsayemily's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
tori_irl's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: War and Violence
Minor: Death
janina_0809's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
angiec13's review against another edition
Ugh, no. Hate the writing style and the main character is insufferable. An intriguing premise isn't enough to make up for those two things.
sammay98's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0