Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell

6 reviews

netflixismyroommate's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, and Death

Minor: War and Death of parent

mysana's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Torture, Colonisation, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Death of parent

alouette's review

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

5.0

 jainan is an introverted perfectionist with a guilt complex, kiam is a charming and hyperactive bi disaster- and they both deserve all the love in the world. this book, from these and other rounded characters to the thrilling political plot, was a masterpiece. it's a space opera that doesn't overload you with exposition while still immersing you in its world. it's a romance that is fully developed, that explores the flaws of kiam and jainan as well as their relationships with others (especially bel, my queen!), and how their bond turns them both into healthier and happier people. it's a mystery that entices you to keep reading, giving you just enough clues to guess at the big reveal but making sure you're still surprised when that point is reached. and it's an adventure that i absolutely fell in love with :) especially that ending!

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, and Xenophobia

Minor: Death of parent

irlchaosdemon's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, and Torture

Moderate: Blood, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent

thesincoucher's review

adventurous hopeful fast-paced

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

3.5

 I've finished a new book!! I feel like I should treat myself. It took me three days to get past the first 50pp (the fault was my pandemic brain) but then I was completely hooked and I didn't want to stop reading. What I really liked about Winter's Orbit:

- It's a fast-paced standalone so all the threads get resolved AND there is a lot of adventure in space so the pages just fly.
- The worldbuilding - I thought it was very interesting specially because as the reader everything feels very futuristic but Iskat is supposed to be a backwater planet so really looking forward to more books (standalones, please) in this same universe.
- Kiem and Kiem/Jainan relationship. I really loved Kiem, he is really just a good guy, very extroverted, trying his best not to be a screw-up. I do love and agree with Maxwell that they are people that separate are competent but together they shine? It was so lovely to see them together.
- Bel. Loved this character, I hope she gets her own book at some point. She is so competent, and kinda cold but also she deeply cares? My favourite.

This is very much an adventure in space more than a romance in space, though. I recommend it to everyone that like sci-fi! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Torture, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Death of parent

One of the main characters was the victim of domestic abuse by his now-dead husband.

notthatlibrarian's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Sexual violence and Torture

Minor: Sexual content, Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Murder