Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Passengers by John Marrs

10 reviews

poetsofsweetpea's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

The beginning chapters were slow but the pacing was good after that.  I enjoyed the suspense of the novel and liked this take on AI.  An interesting multilayered plot with well developed characters was enhanced by a full cast audiobook.  I enjoyed it but it was dark and some of the back stories were tough.  I'd reccommend checking the content warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Cancer, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Child abuse, Classism, Alcohol, Child death, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicide, Death, Gore, Pregnancy, Grief, Pedophilia, Violence, Classism, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Suicide attempt

sarah_amy's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

5.0

A re-read after finishing The One for the first time recently. Equally as fantastic the second time around. Marrs' speculative fiction books give off very Black Mirror vibes, where it feels like a very possible near-future if technology advances just the slightest. I love how this book dared to deliver on some of the threats, which kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time, not actually knowing whether good would prevail as expected. A great cast of characters, all very diverse, and the story twisted in ways you didn't expect. After reading The Passengers and The One, it's certainly given me a lot to think about regarding just how much of my information is available online & how much someone could find out about me if they really dug deep - not just personal details such as location and financial, but even niche things...such as my taste in books! One things for certain...I don't think I'll ever trust self-driving cars after reading this!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Death, Suicide, Car accident, and Confinement

Moderate: Cursing, Death of parent, Infidelity, Body horror, Bullying, Stalking, Self harm, Pedophilia, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Grief, Racism, Child death, Blood, and Misogyny

Minor: Vomit, Terminal illness, and Miscarriage

julienicole1106's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Graphic: Addiction, Death of parent, Grief, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Cursing, Stalking, Torture, Suicide, Miscarriage, Car accident, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Hate crime, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Violence, Physical abuse, Drug use, Murder, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, and Classism

sophieamreacher's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Interesting plot and characters, as well as unexpected plot twists, but I felt it went on longer than needed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Trafficking, Violence, Alcoholism, Cancer, Car accident, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Dementia, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Gore, Islamophobia, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Stalking, Classism, Deportation, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Self harm, Xenophobia, Blood, Drug abuse, Grief, War, Body horror, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, and Vomit

eeefann125's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Chronic illness, Islamophobia, Cancer, Terminal illness, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Xenophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Addiction, and Misogyny

chireadsandchill's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Car accident, Grief, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Suicide, Mental illness, Self harm, and Stalking

katiehelen1995's review

dark mysterious 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

Another interesting read by Marrs! I found this quite triggering due to recent events in my own life, however, I didn't put it down once I'd opened it! Without giving too much away, this book contains constant twists that you won't see coming. The idea of driverless cars is one that isn't too far-fetched but, in fact, completely realistic and incredibly daunting! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Infertility, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Car accident, Child death, and Mental illness

themoodreader's review

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Physical abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Racism, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Grief, Homophobia, Miscarriage, and Panic attacks/disorders

hilarylouise's review against another edition

hopeful tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Child death, and Murder

hillarydanielle's review against another edition

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

3.0

Fun continuing on from The One and the small mentions of finding your DNA match. Struggled to get into this story but the last third did have some fun back to back to back twists and reveals. But even with a few shocking twists the overall plot line felt predictable and a bit too preachy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Confinement, Death, Infertility, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, and Racial slurs