Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Illuminae by Jay Kristoff, Amie Kaufman

94 reviews

m_petranoff's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

A riveting epistolary novel set in the space-faring future, it feels both novel and firmly rooted in the mid-2010's. Some aesthetics and jargon is now dated and some plot points feel a bit cheesy, but if you're a fan of fast-paced science fiction horror with everything except the aliens, this is a romp. While I had my complaints at points and didn't love some of the narrative voices, none of that stopped me from staying up too late to finish it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Gore, War, Death of parent, and Death

booksandbabble's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, Death, Gun violence, Murder, and Gore

Moderate: Grief and Death of parent

peachani's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Body horror, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Confinement, War, Blood, Child death, Gore, Murder, and Suicide

Minor: Death of parent, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Misogyny, Cursing, Vomit, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

scooti's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Gore

Minor: Child abuse

happysami's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, War, Death, and Body horror

alphabet_soup_books's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Genocide, Grief, Gore, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Death, Murder, Child death, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Blood, Body horror, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Dementia, Medical trauma, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Fatphobia, Ableism, Alcohol, and Body shaming

esouthwest's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

This almost got a perfect rating, but there was just a couple things that threw me off for that. Holy shit, what a good book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death of parent, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gore, Murder, Genocide, Child death, Death, and Suicide

The way he lived felt just a little too perfect for me, although I guess it makes sense.

clpavain's review against another edition

dark tense

This is the scariest book I've ever read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Pandemic/Epidemic, Medical trauma, Murder, Body horror, Blood, Confinement, Gun violence, Violence, and Torture

sara_reads_and_wines's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

4.5

Really enjoyed this one! Recommended by my book my chat, I am so glad I gave this one a shot! The audio was fantastic with the sound effects and full cast & reading along with the ebook helped me understand the format better! Told in transcripts, memos, chats, and more we follow Kady and Ezra  as they search for answers about the intergalactic war they found themselves in the middle of, while also fighting a unknown plague. The story kept me on the edge of my seat and I can wait to dive into book 2!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Violence, Gun violence, Blood, Child death, Murder, and Gore

Minor: Suicide

tabea1409's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Gore, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Child death, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Murder, Grief, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, War, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, Blood, Genocide, Cursing, Death of parent, Mass/school shootings, and Death