Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

Axiom's End by Lindsay Ellis

35 reviews

prettyinpunk's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Death

Minor: Vomit and Genocide

arcaadepunk's review

adventurous challenging funny informative 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Genocide, Medical content, and Suicide

Minor: Car accident, Confinement, Stalking, and War

A lot of people (especially on TikTok) label this book as a romance and/or a mnstrfkr novel; the "romance" is actually minimal and the main focus of the story is not on the human/alien relationship in regards to romantic attraction but rather on the barriers that would stand between an alien and a human trying to understand each others' cultures.

slimy's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

2007
Aliens
Snowden
Empathy
Who has a right to know the truth? 

This is such an intelligent, well-written book; surprisingly witty, charming in unexpected ways, accessible to someone who doesn’t read a lot of sci-fi. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Abandonment, Blood, Confinement, Death, Genocide, and Stalking

pourrir's review against another edition

adventurous fast-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

2.0

I barely liked this book, and if I hadn't been listening as an audiobook, at work, I probably would not have finished it. The writing is very reminiscent of fanfiction, and while I like a good fic every once in a while, I want more out of published works. The descriptions were too repetitive, the plot twists predictable, the plot and scenes went by way too fast. The dialogue was strange and for a book with a large focus on inter-species communication, none of the characters spoke like normal humans. I had no sympathy or care for any of the characters besides

Ampersand

. One part that drove me crazy in particular was when Ellis kept using the term "sneaked out" in the past tense when it so clearly should have been "snuck out". The first isn't technically incorrect, but is so uncommon that it immediately took me out of the story. 

Sidenote:

I had high hopes for this book once I saw the romance developing, but the rest of the story ruined the alien romance aspect

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Genocide, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Car accident and Violence

Minor: Abandonment

emilymdxn's review

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide and Violence

kurumipanda's review

adventurous challenging funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Kidnapping, Genocide, and Colonisation

grapehead's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Gore

Minor: Genocide

valpuri's review

adventurous mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Medical content, Violence, Genocide, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Car accident, Death, Cursing, and Confinement

Minor: Torture and Suicide

incigiru's review

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Death, and Genocide

Minor: Blood

bencaroline's review

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Car accident, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, and Xenophobia

Minor: Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Stalking, Suicide, and Torture