Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Champion by Marie Lu

11 reviews

mj_86's review

adventurous emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Medical content, Murder, Medical trauma, and Grief

Minor: Blood, Death of parent, and Sexual content

withlivjones's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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? No

3.75

I absolutely loved most of this book. The worldbuilding and political intrigue is still fantastic, and I really enjoyed the (albeit brief) look at Antarctica as a completely different society to the Republic and Colonies. I also loved the relationship between Day and June, they are so perfect for each other and their bond was especially strong in this book since they were fully trusting and communicating with each other. My heartstrings were tugged on multiple times. 

I did not like the ending, although I’m not sure if that’s a writing thing or if it’s just me being a firm hater of both the amnesia plotline and the time skip epilogue in general. I groaned audibly when June said she and Anden started dating! And then I was very relieved when she said they broke up. I did appreciate the hopeful tone of the very last few paragraphs, though.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Death, and War

Minor: Animal death

justagirlwithbooks's review against another edition

4.0

“It hurts every day, the absence of someone who was once there.”

Yeah... I love this series. The characters have changed and grown, and they're different because their experiences have made them different. Yet, they are still the same characters that I know and love. I view this story as something that I just want to get lost in, a world that I want to stay in, each book as good as the last: a continuous, flowing narrative that spans over years. I can't believe I'm almost done with this series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Gun violence, and Grief

Moderate: Medical content, War, Medical trauma, and Death

Minor: Sexual content

taylorbrooke's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Gun violence, and Terminal illness

seren's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Death of parent, Dementia, Genocide, Death, War, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Grief, and Gun violence

lydz1106's review

adventurous emotional sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Terminal illness

anniereads221's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Murder, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Grief, War, and Violence

Memory loss

mayadean's review

5.0

I cried. Thanks Marie Lu, for confirming that I do in fact have feelings 👍

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Police brutality, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, and War

booksanna's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

E-m-o-t-i-o-n-a-l. Hurt a lot. LOVE IT 3>. Characters - perfect. Relationships- perfect. World building-indescribable. Plot twists- mind-twisting. Ending- bittersweet. Plot-gold. Philosophy- poetic. Book-awesomely cool.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Gun violence, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content and Medical trauma

Minor: Confinement, Terminal illness, Gore, Death of parent, Death, and Colonisation

lucilaroife's review

adventurous emotional 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: Blood, Violence, Torture, Terminal illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Medical content

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Confinement, Drug use, and Suicidal thoughts