This was so terrible tbh I forced myself through basically the whole thing. It was incredibly uncomfortable reading Roz deliberately triggering Wes inThis was so terrible tbh I forced myself through basically the whole thing. It was incredibly uncomfortable reading Roz deliberately triggering Wes into a meltdown for funsies, and then when they all got jobs it really turned up the ridiculous factor. She was picked for President because she figured out how to include Wes in tag? Give me a break. Kids everywhere figure out how to be inclusive. ...more
Look I read the whole thing but I was angry about 80% of the time.
Honestly the last… 20% was the only good part. Chapter 20 onwards.
I kept expecting iLook I read the whole thing but I was angry about 80% of the time.
Honestly the last… 20% was the only good part. Chapter 20 onwards.
I kept expecting it to be in first person pov, and it was jarring when I went back to it and it wasn’t. Not sure if that’s an indicator that it would be better if it were, or just that I’ve read too damn many books in first pov. ...more
Uhhhh. Let’s see. Rape, murder, interchangeable rage-filled male MCs. Not great. I was prepared for the non-con, as I read the warnings, but the storyUhhhh. Let’s see. Rape, murder, interchangeable rage-filled male MCs. Not great. I was prepared for the non-con, as I read the warnings, but the story was just… not great. Oh, and they kept saying “we’re so dark and kinky” and honestly (if you take away the NC, I guess) the kinkiest thing was DP. Pretty sure 50sog was kinkier. And had a better plot line. Not that I’m gonna read it to find out, but I assume so. ...more
Five stars for not having a goddamn love triangle but honestly this book was kind of a mess. The middle part was pretty strong, but the end was… wild.Five stars for not having a goddamn love triangle but honestly this book was kind of a mess. The middle part was pretty strong, but the end was… wild. Also torture done by the MC? Also… an interesting choice.
The MC herself was a heartless bitch, and that never changed. I don’t know if that was intentional, but it made for a painful read. I can’t get over the ending, with all the cold-blooded murder. Seriously, not everyone in the army is complicit, nor everyone in her family. I thought she went into this because she was mad about the pilots killing the girls? *eyeroll*
There was some rough and/or overdone dialogue, particularly the “you can’t shoot me!” parts.
I like Shimin, but he seemed a bit one dimensional.
I’ll probably add the sequel to my TBR list but wow that was…. interesting....more
What the hell is this magic shit? Who decided that sending off their (female) children to possibly be toWow I just absolutely cannot stand this book.
What the hell is this magic shit? Who decided that sending off their (female) children to possibly be tortured to death and/or murdered by other children was a great idea? Why is Tyranny such a terrible character? “I’m not like those other girls!!!” Fuck off.
You can’t write a book about feminism and have the main character think like that. Jesus Christ.
This was the weirdest fucking book. I love my man Neil but what the fuck. The whole book I was just staring at the book beI thought I wrote a review?
This was the weirdest fucking book. I love my man Neil but what the fuck. The whole book I was just staring at the book because it was a train wreck from beginning to end.
Don’t even get me started on the end because that ending Is bullshit. ...more
Let’s see. One star off for the the overwhelmingly batshit insanity of the whole thing. One star off for the weird pig sex. Another off for the endingLet’s see. One star off for the the overwhelmingly batshit insanity of the whole thing. One star off for the weird pig sex. Another off for the ending.
Instead the male lead is a total asshole and the female lead, well, she's ok. Mostly I'm just furious that the maleThis could have been a great book.
Instead the male lead is a total asshole and the female lead, well, she's ok. Mostly I'm just furious that the male lead is literally a complete asshole and that's just fine for everyone like nbd I just flipped off a girl BECAUSE she was Deaf.
And then suddenly he's halfway in love with Ali because she's being abused by her dad, same as he was, and I just can't deal with Jace, he's fucking ridiculous.
Don't get me wrong there were bright spots but they were sincerely overshadowed.
And seriously has the author ever met a PoC? Ever? Because no PoC is going to describe themselves as having skin a color between 'cocoa and burnt umber' I'm so mad. ...more
So this was casually racist and biphobic all the while trying to get across the message that it's ok to be gay and ALSO try to shove your semi-closeteSo this was casually racist and biphobic all the while trying to get across the message that it's ok to be gay and ALSO try to shove your semi-closeted gay friend out of the closet in a dangerously conservative town that LITERALLY STILL PRACTICES SEGREGATION.
A very generous two stars. That was fucking painful.
So I was absolutely not thrilled with this book. Let me be clear. The idea was beautiful. Zombies battering a fence that protects what appears to be tSo I was absolutely not thrilled with this book. Let me be clear. The idea was beautiful. Zombies battering a fence that protects what appears to be the very last of humanity. A secretive government controlling everything. A verboten area. VERBOTEN I tell you. And eventually the zombies get in, because they’re mindless killing machines, and logically everyone dies, and the few people who survive have to go into the forbidden area. Are they really the last survivors of humanity?
Mary doesn’t care. Mary doesn’t give a shit. Mary just wants to see the goddamn ocean, and doesn’t care who dies on her batshit insane quest. Her love? Her betrothed? Her brother? Her sister in law? Her best friend? Her dog? The child that they saved? Who cares? They’re just there for plot and angst.
This book is like a study into watching someone devolve into madness, and not because she lost everyone in her village to zombies. Maybe it was because she lost her mom to zombies, who knows? But Mary isn’t quite sane, and only cares about getting to some mythical ocean that just has to be right next to the forest, coincidently just beyond the last gate.
What I wanted from this book was more about the Sisterhood. More about Gabrielle. More about the path. About the other villages. Not this craziness....more
Oh fuck me sideways there's way too much Jesus in this book. If I had known it was going to be a leave-room-for-Jesus kind of book I would have never Oh fuck me sideways there's way too much Jesus in this book. If I had known it was going to be a leave-room-for-Jesus kind of book I would have never even thought about getting it.
DNF @ ~25%, which I think was way more than a fair shot for such a preachy book....more
Most of this rating comes from the brief views of Maxon and America, because I honestly cannot with Eadlyn. Holy shit that girl is so fucking obnoxiouMost of this rating comes from the brief views of Maxon and America, because I honestly cannot with Eadlyn. Holy shit that girl is so fucking obnoxious and spoiled and wow I can't....more
My comments are less acidic than the first book because I've resigned myself to the terribleness of this series.
Can I give no stars? Why is this not aMy comments are less acidic than the first book because I've resigned myself to the terribleness of this series.
Can I give no stars? Why is this not a thing?
Seriously all the incest shit is making me want to puke, it's horrifying. (view spoiler)[I know they aren't brother and sister in the end, but my god it's horrifying since they think they are siblings but yet clearly want to fuck. (hide spoiler)]
At least there's another month until my next hateblog, I don't think I could take another one of these until the next readathon....more
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