Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Gemina by Amie Kaufman

13 reviews

kitabit's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

I listened to this book and it was once again amazing, the best audiobooks I've ever listened to. The addition of the pop song was so amazing. 

The beginning of this book was a bit hard (where are all my favorite characters from book 1??) but by the end of it, I loved Hannah and Nick even more than Kady and Ezra. A bit of it was hard to listen to in a body horror type way, but nothing unbearable and I am pretty squeamish

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror

peachani's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, and Death

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Violence, Excrement, Gun violence, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Drug use, Grief, Death of parent, Classism, and Injury/Injury detail

timewilltale's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Drug use, Blood, Child death, War, Death of parent, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Body horror, and Injury/Injury detail

kathrynleereads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

No matter how many times I read it, Gemina never ceases to amaze me. Amy Kaufman and Jay Kristoff's abilities to foreshadow, create lovable characters, create truly hatable characters, delve into science as well as science fiction, and keep every single detail straight while doing it are completely unmatched.

It's always a gamble when you're talking about a second book in a series with completely different characters. For many readers, including myself, the characters are one of the driving factors that get me to pick up a book. 

Having fallen in love with Kady, Ezra, and AIDAN, I was shocked to find that I was immediately as drawn into Gemina as I had been to Illuminae, despite the completely new cast of characters. 

The Illuminae Files will forever be one of my favorite series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, Vomit, Blood, Medical content, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, War, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Body horror, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Death

Moderate: Drug use

itsbumley's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Drug use, Body horror, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Violence, and Murder

marsh_mall0w's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, and Death

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death of parent, Grief, Animal cruelty, and Drug use

Minor: Suicide, Child abuse, and Genocide

linus_rieper's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Tore through the book. I loved the first one, though it set an impossible standard to follow. This is still a great book. The action is intense, the stakes are high and it's overall a very immersive experience to read.

I saw a lot more of the twists coming this time, but that can also be satisfying. And overall it was a fascinating read, I feel like I learned something new.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Animal cruelty, Violence, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, Child death, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Suicide and Drug use

cait's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Drug use, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Violence, and War

cd87's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I can't believe this series. Just when I thought "meh, this isn't as good as the first one, it's not as twisty" I get a huge twist thrown at me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Confinement, Body horror, and Cursing

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short_circuit's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring sad 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

4.0

"good luck, hannah donnelly. the universe itself depends on you. ...no pressure."

i didn't like this one as much as i liked illuminae, but hannah and nik have quickly made their way into my favorite battle couples of all time. right next to kady and ezra and AIDAN, in fact. huh. funny how that works out.

best character is by far ella. sorry AIDAN, still love you more than anything, but i love me a sassy hacker genius. she and hannah and nik are the girlbosses of all time.

all in all, gemina is definitely an excellent follow-up to illuminae. can't wait to get my hands on obsidio!

(once again, heed the content warnings. this one's just as violent as the first, now with added drug use.)

'and waiting for her on the other side? just like he promised.

'a whole sky of different stars.'

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Violence, Gun violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Murder, Mass/school shootings, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Grief, Death of parent, and Death