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I loved it. I have never been so excited about a book from the first 20 pages in my life. I even annotated it, which I never do. I saw someone say the ending was predictable but I didn't expect this at all. The only thing wrong is that it was so goddamn short. I need to read the second book immediately.

The way every kid is so totally mad in their own way because of their world is really interesting. Some sentences make no sense in the exact right ways for the right reasons. I really loved that about the writing style. 

I loved that their isn't really a good guy. Like its clear that Eli is the evil one. But that doesn't make Victor the hero and I really like that. The ending is perfect in my opinion, thats exactly how it needed to happen, in my mind there really was no other way. 

I also really just love all the chracters. I rarely like all the characters but it happened in this one. Every single one was super interesting. Not that I wasn't happy when some died though. 

I loved it, I started this originally because it's so short and I needed a quick short refresher in between two big ones but now that I finished it I wish it was longer. 

I loved the story and the characters tho I did with there was more a an epilogue of how Esther and Cye turned out. Though I get that is the point. Maybe I just want more from them in general.

I had seen the movie before and really loved it. The movie and the book are definitely very different. Not only the plot but many of the characters. Not only that but many other aspects caused me not to like this. 

Mostly the fact that the possibility of incest is used as a plot device erks me. Not only that but the fact that Jace as a character is a horrible person who is a total dick the whole time and switches sides in two seconds when his adoptive dad tells him a bunch of lies. Even though this man was abusive as fuck. He is horrible to Clary for that entire sequence. It's so stupid and I hate it. It made me hate this book as well.  

Probably not going to read the other book. I googled enough about to plot to give up on this series. 

Every single book this man has written has made me cry so far. The stories are woven together so well. 

I loved Jerico in this book and loved that they were a bigger part of the story yet again. I kind of knew where their path was going and am really glad that it ended how I hoped it would. This goes for Greyson as well. To be honest I lose the way all the characters stories were left at the end. 

 You best believe I will be reading all the books this man has ever written and my life will be better for it. 

Even if you know the myth of Achilles and how it ends the story is still amazing to read. I loved the way their love is depicted, it's so beautiful. The language in which it's written is totally fitting with the story and the Greek myth of it all. No contractions so it sounds all fancy. I thoroughly enjoyed it. 

This is the first book I have read by Steven King but it really didn't make me wanna read more of his work. First off the times the breasts of a female character were discribed for no reason is way to many. Even the fucking kids my guy. 

The story in the beginning was also slow as fuck. Just 250 pages of kids being abused. Like idk if this is supposed to be horror or thiller of whatever but it was just sad and nothing else. Zero suspense. The story also took exclusively very predictable turns and was pretty boring overal. 

The character discriptions were also just so weird. This whole book made me feel uncomfortable and not in a good way, it was boring and went on for way to long. Not a fan

Holy shit. The ending left me totally bewildered. I loved it. 

There are so many things great about this book, it was funny and still very serious. The way the thoughts of the thunderhead are shown really made it a character and how it loved and hated and how powerless it feels. 

Another thing about this that I really liked was the way the scythes are named. And they way Citra's names and how she is referred to in the book is an important way to show how she views herself and how the people addressing her view her. 

I cannot wait to read the next one, fuck I have to know how this ends. 

The way they go deeply into Peter as a characte  was amazing. I loved the way he was really slowly discovered to be this psychotic child. And how the way he is describe shifted along with the story. I keep comparing it to Lord of the Flies even though its so different. Either way I far preferred this. 

Once again loved it. I've really begone to like his writing and style and the journal entries in between are really great. Like the unwind series so many details bind together in the end. Can't wait to read the next one

This was such a disappointment. I read through 200 pages of basically nothing happening and two miseries being introduced and no fucking solution. Also, Stevie was supposed to be this super-smart sherlock motherfucker, which is showcased a little in the beginning and then never ever again and she is like super dumb throughout the rest of the book. This is just an extremely bland lead up to book 2. Wtf

Also if you do include a non-binary character maybe don't fucking misgender them for the entirety of the book even in the fucking narration, because that isn't representation that is rude and disrespectful.  

I loved this. I have always loved the idea of concepts or entities like the darkness or the ocean being gods or consciousness with thoughts and feelings and needs and wants. And the way that the stories of both Addie and Henry are told with the time jumps and all that in between was amazing. It made me really inspired. 

I didn't like the thought of the darkness not being capable of love. And the fact that in all those years that Addie has lived she still thinks of all this as a game when he clearly really loves her. Just because he is a god and the darkness personified does not mean he doesn't love her. So the ending was a little disappointing to me, especially since Addie is supposed to have grown and evolved so much during all this time and she still holds to this naive notion that he can only be playing a game. But I still did really love it.

I like this book a lot. The way gender diversity is portrayed with such nonchalance was amazing. The story did go very quick and skipped some bits or went through them really fast that I would have like to have seen explored further. I really loved the idea of the sea as this godly entity with immense power instead of just a natural force. The personification of such things is always super beautiful and interesting to me. 

Some of the descriptions of events were a bit bland for my taste but I still thoroughly enjoyed the story as well as the many diverse and complex characters. Definitely worth a read.

I legit hated this. None of the worldbuilding made any sense to me. All the characters were so much the same that I could not remember their names or who was who. The main character is a horrible person with no empathy. But we are supposed to rote for her. Everything in this novel happened because people did stupid shit but it's not framed as a lesson either. 

Then out of nowhere it suddenly switched perspectives, with some horrible grammar so I guess signify a slower thought process because she is sick? But it was not done very well and getting through it took so much effort. Then she is also totally incompetent and basically kills a guy because she wanted a kiss. None of the characters are likeable. 

The ending was immensely anticlimactic and basically meaningless. 

I kinda wanna give it 1 star but I only do that if the book included unnecessary racism, homophobia, transphobia or sexism. Tho I would also like to mention fucking everyone in this book is white. Anyway fuck this, 2 stars

A great conclusion to a great series. I loved it through and through and the end was really great and emotional. I definitely cried. 

I loved this so much. The fact that the different languages and cultures where really incorporated in the story was amazing and masterfully done. The story came full circle in a beautiful way and the ending neatly finished all the arcs I cared for. 

Normally sex scenes are really my thing, but here they were also tastefully done. Just loved it in every way to be honest.

I loved reading a story of another culture for once, although I wish I understood more Spanish it definitely wasn't necessary to understand the book. The book went very in-depth into the trans experience and it was really the main focus of the book, which I wasn't expected but really enjoyed. 

I didn't really like the climax tho. The focus was very shifty and I felt like it was mainly a shock value situation and not really a tense description of the final showdown, which it tried to be. Nonetheless enjoyed the book and will definitely be reading more queer SFF. 

I have never read a book quite like this and I don't think I ever will again. It felt like this entire story was filled to the brim with countless metaphors and ways of viewing this story.  Every page felt like a poem, like the whole novel was one big poem. Or a love letter to love letters. 

Usually, I really enjoy it when authors explain every detail of their world and how everything works. Here their was barely any explanation and thought I understood everything I needed too, I still feel confused about how this world is supposed to work. But the beauty of it is that it's so important because it really doesn't matter for the story. I read the whole thing in one day, what a wild ride.  

One thing that did strike is that when reading the characters and the letters, Blue and Red did not have a very distinctive way of speaking, the letters could have been from the other person and I would not have been able to tell, which I found disappointing. But maybe that was the point? Honestly, thinking about this feels like interpreting a painting instead of reading a book. It was an absolutely unique experience I highly recommend. 

The story was yet again great. I loved seeing some more of Sabae and general character explorations. Especially for Alustin and Kanderon, seeing more of their motivations and seeing them face the consequences of there choices. I'm curious to see what happens to the group next. 

Yet another amazing instalment in The Unwind Dystology. I have said it before but I love the way the POVs are written, you get everyone side of the story and also sometimes a random bystanders thoughts on the matter. I love the way almost every part of the story has some tinge of dark irony that weaves all the characters together. 
I also love the new characters introduced in this book, especially grace, who is a great neurodivergent character. As the story goes on you see how almost everyone underestimates her, yet she is one of the smartest people in the room. Thought the whole idea of her having been chipped seems to me more like plot convenience but I will let that one slide. 
Yet again loved it and looking forward to reading the next and last one 

I have read this book many times. It's an immensely frustrating book to read. I love the main plot and the premise, but fuck is America a horrible character, she is constantly unsure of literal facts, is the most doubtful and unrelatable character in this entire book. And Aspen is a giant fucking dick. I am really only reading this for Maxin over and over. 

Its a very conflicting opinion to have but I do enjoy this book a lot. 

This book isn't at all what I thought it was going to be. I loved the way it was mainly about this girl who is in love and this who dating misunderstanding that just happens to exist in a world with superhero and powers. A lot of things were very obviously foreshadowed and I loved it honestly. Not everything has to be tiny secret clues. 

It was such a cute and innocent story until the whole thing unfolded. I love the duality of it and the juxtaposition of the cute romance and the very serious governmental conspiracy. The villain of the story was well written and showed a real ignorant hypocrisy that paralleled the real world. 

I'm very excited to read the next one

I loved the interactions between the characters. Irick and Godrick and Eva and Hugh were great and really kept it real. Like they have done all this scary big stuff but they are also just teenagers. The whole chapters are the ball was just great. 

I found it weird that they were given the task to track down the traitor, but I am glad that was addressed as well. I am glad for the way it ended too. Just another great sequel in this series. Can't wait to read the next one

I started this book off already not very impressed with book 1, but the setting and concept was great and I wanted to give it a try. But I was again disappointed. The writing did not much improve and the plot was just as annoying. The characters' personality traits were either very loud or totally contradicted themselves for plot convenience. The characters are also very dumb. If they realised things at the speed of me reading it 3/4 of the plot wouldn't have happened, which makes it quite annoying to keep reading. The writer really underestimates the intelligence of the reader. ex. Wolf is so clearly a werewolf and having scarlet go “what are you” is just.. 

Somethings that could have been really cool were only limitedly used. Like Iko's connection with the ship mechanics to express visual emotional ques. They are only shown when someone is in direct conversation with her. But she is always listening so why is it never added in the other, often quite heated, conversations that happen on the ship. Does she suddenly have a stone-cold poker face?

I also would have liked to see Wolf's backstory. It seemed way more interesting then Scarlets from the tiny glimpse of it we are given totally at the end of the book. 

All in all, I didn't like it and probably won't be continuing with this series anytime soon.  

This is probably just on me but I have never in my life read a book that discussed gender and race and sexuality in such a great way or at all for that matter. This might be because I don't really ever read contemporaries but I choose to believe, from what I know of Hank Green that he thought about this a lot and included diversity and conversation about it very consciously and with great care.  

I had a moment while listening to the audiobook that made me so stressed or straight up scared that I legit had to pause it. The moment when Maya was being harassed by this guy trying to buy her rocks from her.  It felt so real to me and super comparable to situations I have been in before that I had to stop for a moment. And if a book can make you feel all that you know its goddamn good. 

 Sometimes I felt like the story started getting a little complicated and some parts in it I didn't like that Carl had such long monologues about their origin, though I understand explaining things like that is hard to do otherwise it felt kinda off compared to that way the rest of the story was told. 

And lastly, I kept telling myself not to compare Hanks books with his' brothers, because besides the fact that they are related they are totally different people and the facts that both write books should be irrelevant. However, I can't help it.  I have talked to a friend of mine a lot about how John Greens books always seem to have the same plot. There is one shy and timid main character who meets a very cool and interesting person of the opposite sex who throws metaphors left and right, then shit happens they fall in love and one person dies. Then there is some side character that is in some way diverse and is otherwise completely irrelevant.  But Hank had so much diversity and way more main characters to be invested in. And it actually dealt with there diversities in a very human way instead of pretending like these differences don't shape our lives and experiences of it. 

Sufficed to say I loved it. Tho it had some minor flaws.