Reviewed by layawaydragon on
Content Warning: Xenophobia, War Crimes, Gun Violence, Ghettos, Mass Death, Death by Suicide, Ephebophile “Relationship” (older person preying on a young teen), Self-Destruction, Protest Repression (like Ferguson), and a bunch of awful dystopian shit.
TL:DR: I don’t know how I feel about this. I was hooked on reading & will be continuing the series most likely. But
I thought it was a clear metaphor with Hitler and anti-semitism. But then the person coded as Hitler turns out to be Jewish? So instead they were the Jewish uprising (and German because Jews were/are German still), and the original USA was Hitler's Germany? But then the Jewish lead is Evil Mastermind and the Jewish Noob has to save the day? So...power corrupts?!? IDK. I think my preconceptions fucked me over hard here. Don’t be like me.
--Very mature YA.
--Lots of shit to watch out for all ages.
--I like the magic virus and abilities stuff based on knowledge.
--If MC was a girl, I wouldn’t like her to rescue/save the self-destructo boy and jeopardize the cause.
--I get why Dude was so self-destructive, but damn was it hard to read
--Hard drinking & some drugging
--I don’t know how I feel about the assassination attempt/accidental murder/self-defense turned out.
Reading updates
- Started reading
- Finished reading
- 13 April, 2019: Reviewed