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blahiwin's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
chingona_manda's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, and Self harm
lyntwhit's review against another edition
5.0
I enjoyed this book. To me it was a mix of the book, The Passage, and the movie Minority Report. It made for a great summer read, hard to put down, that I finished in a day. Now to check out other books by this author!
sosh91's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
ellienicole6's review
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I loveddd this book! It had me hooked the entire time, and I was NOT expecting a plot twist the very last chapter.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
pfruit's review
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
vengefuldime's review against another edition
3.0
This was a fun read. The violence is basically all dialed up to 11 from the beginning, with the characters experiencing seemingly limitless suffering. The writing is very direct and unassuming, although when hallucinations come into play the plot is constantly hard to trust. I enjoyed the unreliability of which terrible harm was likely to be actually happening. I had assumed that Bishop was going to be the protagonist, so I was a bit disappointed to find that not the case. Still, it makes sense- the characters fit neatly into their archetypes, especially Joe as the absent father forced to fight for his only child. What you see is what you get with this one, so if you think you’ll like it you probably will. Negatively, there are a few moments that seem to play with the characters rather than moving the story along (like the extended conspiracy conversation), and I was thinking that the scene of Hannah’s death had been forgotten to be put in for a while at the end. A fate worse than death? I could still be wrong as it was ambiguous, but that’s the best I have. Also, can you imagine a teenage (not sure that was the intent, but potentially genderless or future transmasc) girl waving around a knife near kids at a park, getting arrested, and getting dropped back off at home without a guardian? Wildest thing in the book.