Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Illuminae by Jay Kristoff, Amie Kaufman

52 reviews

bebidocrimes's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

If the page count wasn't so intimidating, I could see this having had a craze in my school. Or maybe I think spaceships are cooler than others do. The unique formatting feels like a cute gimmick until occasionally It's Not and it's very very intentional and really lends more impact to the story. My small gripes are generally just because it's YA and can be forgiven.

What omnipotent AI is gonna fall in love(?) with a random 17-year-old just because she can code? Who's still using emoticons when texting your savior while you hide from a pack of crazed murderers? Why are the characters putting more emphasis on losing the (ex-)boyfriend and not HER LITERAL ACTUAL MOM??

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, War, Grief, Gore, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Cursing, Child abuse, Confinement, Medical content, Alcohol, and Physical abuse

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

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.

mysticserenity's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic, Grief, Child death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, War, Suicide, and Death

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

kathrynleereads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

I will never have enough good things to say about Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. The Illuminae Files trilogy blows my mind every time I read it.

First of all, the format is ingenious. An entire story told just through different files and documents? Count me in.

Second, the complexity required by those files. If you take the time to actually delve into the pages (even the ones that don't look too important to the story, like the list of confirmed deceased), you'll be blown away by what you find.

Third, any author who has the ability to make me care about a mass-murdering robot will forever have my loyalty. 

If you haven't read the Illuminae Files, I recommend that you drop everything and start now. Even if sci-fi isn't necessarily your cup of tea, I promise you won't be disappointed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Murder, Body horror, Child death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Violence, and War

Moderate: Medical content, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, and Genocide

Minor: Alcohol and Vomit

natalietsai_reading's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Such a beautifully written book, it follows Kady Grant and Ezra Mason through the bombing of their home planet, onto spaceships in the black of the universe. Told in transcripts, emails, and commentary by a certain AI, this book is lovable and emotional, and makes you want to read it again and again.
If you love Sci-fi, or books told in unusual formats (such as letters or instagram posts) then you will love this book! I, for one, loved it, and it had me laughing out loud and crying at the same time.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mass/school shootings, Cursing, Child death, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, Violence, and Grief