Reviews tagging 'Death'

Obsidio by Jay Kristoff, Amie Kaufman

37 reviews

pugluver11's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

This was the perfect finale for the series. Asha and Rhys were great additions. This book had so much action, and the way it's written places you in the middle of it. I loved the juxtaposition of the intense scenes with comedic relief. All the characters were very fleshed out, including minor characters. One of my favorite aspects of the story was how people on both sides of the conflicts were humanized. It made everyone's decisions seem so much more complex, and it really makes you think about what it means to be human. This book will make you reflect on past conflicts that have occurred throughout history and how we can avoid repeating them. The authors were not afraid to kill people and raise the stakes. The world building was incredible, and you could tell a lot of thought went into it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief and Death

Minor: Sexual violence

mxdegroot's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative 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? Yes

5.0

AIDEN is deliciously complicated.

This was the perfect conclusion to a thrilling, tense, high-stakes trilogy. It's definitely not for the faint of heart, but if you're a lover of tension, action and insanely high-stakes with not much of a breath in between, The Illuminae Files is an instant recommendation.

It's been a while between me finishing this book and actually writing this review, but all I really have to say is: READ THE SERIES. Even if the first two books were a lot to get through, this finale makes it more than worth it.

February 26th, 2024 - February 29th, 2024.

"Live a life worth dying for."

“The die is cast. But today we will shake the table upon which it lands.” 

“I have heard it said
that evil is simply a point of view.
The villain is always the hero in his own story.
And the definitions of "wrong" and "right"
ever shift on the inconstant tides
of human morality.
But can such measures even be said to apply to me?
I am clarity.
I am necessity.
I am inevitability.
But am I evil?” 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Body horror

sarahsbooklife's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

Honestly, this was an amazing ending to an amazing series. 💜💜💜
This was another absolute emotional roller coaster of a book. It was an epic journey. 
I loved the characters (expect Ben Garver, he was an asshole 90% of the time), the story, simply everything about this book and this series. It was so well crafted. 
Simply put: this was amazing and I loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Blood, Gun violence, Violence, War, Death, Murder, Genocide, and Gore

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, and Chronic illness

Minor: Torture, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, and Death of parent

sarahsbooklife's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

Honestly, this was an amazing ending to an amazing series. 💜💜💜
This was another absolute emotional roller coaster of a book. It was an epic journey. 
I loved the characters (expect Ben Garver, he was an asshole 90% of the time), the story, simply everything about this book and this series. It was so well crafted. 
Simply put: this was amazing and I loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Violence, Murder, Gun violence, Genocide, and Blood

Moderate: Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit

Minor: Medical content, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Child death, and Death of parent

alexa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, and Child death

maregred's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Genocide, and Colonisation

Moderate: War, Blood, Death of parent, Death, and Police brutality

Minor: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Cursing

nightowlreader46's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Genocide, Blood, Violence, War, Slavery, Torture, Body horror, Colonisation, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Chronic illness, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Medical content

kathrynleereads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad 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

Obsidio, by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff, is nothing less than an insane, never-ending, occasionally deadly emotional rollercoaster that you never want to get off.

I read this book in a little under 48 (stressful) hours.

Not only are you introduced to a third cast of lovable characters led by Asha, Rhys, Katya, and Oshiro, but you also have to worry about the original squad from the Alexander/Hypatia/Heimdall/Mao.

This book (as well as the two preceding it) had me laughing, crying, cursing, and just about everything else you can imagine.

The plot raced by, the parallel storylines on Kerenza and on the Mao fitting together seamlessly. There were plenty of twists, some of which were surprising, others that weren't (but that usually covered for bigger twists).

The characters, both old and new, kicked-ass like never before.

Isaac Grant became an unexpected favorite of mine. I love the found family trope, and I think this is the first book where that found family included an actual parent. 

I loved how effortlessly he swished them all under his parental wing, while still making sure each of them knew that he recognized and was proud of their specific strengths. 

My ultimate favorite character, not just in Obsidio, but throughout the entire Illuminae Files trilogy, is still AIDAN. 

There's morally grey, and then there's logically evil. Each and every time he commits genocide (because, yes, there are multiple times), he lays out the logic behind it, plain and simple. 

And he's not wrong. Does that justify killing thousands of people? Of course not. But watching him learn and grow from "it" to "him" was amazingly interesting to read.

Plus, evil or not, without AIDAN's actions, this series would have ended a loooong time ago. 

If you haven't read the Illuminae Files, do yourself a favor and go get them now. You won't be sorry.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Gun violence, Slavery, Child death, Gore, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Death, Torture, and Genocide

Moderate: Body horror and Blood

Minor: Alcohol, Cursing, Mental illness, and Ableism

itsbumley's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Slavery, Suicide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, War, Confinement, Child death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Murder, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Death, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, and Genocide

jessi_c's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.75

Just like AIDAN, story began to stretch wide btwn all the existing and new players in the war. Was initially concerned how much of the present day would be interwoven, but was relieved that the last installment largely remained true to the files format. Largest found family I have grown fond of to date. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gun violence, Police brutality, Blood, Murder, Violence, Death, Genocide, War, and Suicide

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

Minor: Terminal illness and Bullying