Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

Planetfall by Emma Newman

7 reviews

emmaloho's review

adventurous emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

this book never fails to absolutely crush me. the building of the plot with both past memory and present mental illness is so well done, and the ending is incredible. both times I've read it now the kick off to the climax had me breathless, shoulders locked, jaw hung open, nauseated. the scifi world building is in my opinion masterful, both the human tech to the alien gods city. anyone who enjoys scifi should read this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Eating disorder

Minor: Death, Child death, Death of parent, Vomit, Sexual content, Alcohol, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

valjeanval's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

This is exactly my kind of sci-fi. A quiet, slow burn mystery on a far-flung planet with an exceptionally unreliable narrator. I guessed some bits but thought the series of steady reveals was skillfully done as was the exploration of mental illness though check the trigger warnings on this one if you’re so inclined.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Mental illness

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Child death, and Death of parent

Minor: Pregnancy, Vomit, Murder, and Cancer

teatunesandtales's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Oof. This was a heavy read. Exciting and action-packed, but very heavy and triggering topics. 

Wasn't too keen on the ending, but overall it was a very good book. 


TW: death, murder, suicidal ideation, child death, mental illness. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Grief, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

Minor: Child death

avisreadsandreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Violence, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Murder

Minor: Child death, Eating disorder, and Suicide

meduza's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Ableism, Chronic illness, Grief, Vomit, and Child death

scriptrix's review

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Oof. This book was really good, but hot damn it was an emotional rollercoaster to read. The mysterious plot made it unputdownable, but the emotional trauma exploration of the main character made for heavy, difficult reading. I would recommend this one only if you're in the mental headspace for it, and please make note of trigger warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

Moderate: Vomit

troisha's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Ableism, Blood, Grief, Child death, Murder, Violence, Vomit, and Suicide

Minor: Alcohol, Cancer, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Suicidal thoughts