Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The Stars Are Legion by Kameron Hurley

24 reviews

slammders's review

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring reflective fast-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

5.0

This book made me think more about the concept of flesh than anything else I’ve read. 10/10 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore

shmabbyabby's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Body horror, Violence, and Child death

sarah984's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

2.5

As soon as it was revealed that one of the pov characters in this book has amnesia it had a long road ahead to appeal to me, and it never really got there. The reason for the amnesia seems silly once it's revealed (and the mechanism of what's causing the cycles is super unclear anyway so why do all that), the romances are superficial, and most of the characters pretty much only have one trait. It's unclear why any of them like each other enough to justify what's happening in the plot. There's a huge section in the middle devoted to a fantasy world walking around quest. Most characters sound the same and speak in a way that feels designed to be quoted. I think the basic concept could have been something cool but also reading this felt like a waste of my time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Pregnancy

Moderate: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Slavery, War, Confinement, Gore, Genocide, and Gun violence

Minor: Child death, Infertility, Ableism, Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Animal death, Self harm, Cannibalism, Racism, and Sexual content

idlehabitat's review against another edition

Couldn't handle the gore

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, and Body horror

mulvihilldm's review

adventurous dark funny hopeful inspiring mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

A beautiful, queer, female-only sci-fi that focuses on accepting change and finding community in the most unlikely of places. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Pregnancy, Gore, War, and Miscarriage

rebecca_jt's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.25

I just found the story disappointing
Not as queer centeric as expected

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Cannibalism

motherbeetle's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was an incredibly brutal book. It was also very good! I loved the world building and the characters felt so real. I think this is going to be one that sticks with me for a long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Child death, Death of parent, Abortion, Blood, Body horror, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Violence, War, Death, Excrement, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

bailey_the_bookworm's review against another edition

dark hopeful tense fast-paced

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

4.25

I forgot how dark this book is—it’s been a couple of years since I read it last. It holds up. Lesbians in space, screwing and fighting their way across a legion of dying planet-ships? Sign me all the way up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Body horror, Gore, Murder, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

fantasticraccoon's review

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Violence, Grief, Pregnancy, Gore, Cannibalism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, War, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Abortion, and Slavery

Minor: Cancer

nittiotvaan's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Gore, Body horror, Death, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, Child death, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War

Moderate: Slavery, Death of parent, Grief, and Gun violence

Minor: Abortion, Sexual content, Medical content, Torture, and Suicidal thoughts