Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Nemesis Games by James S.A. Corey

12 reviews

xghoulia's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

metatron's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.0

I've enjoyed the whole series so far, but I had a few false starts with this one. Had to read the first few chapters a couple times before really getting into it, but once I was there I sailed through it. Really enjoyed the look into everyone's past before the Cant, and how they had changed. Pleasantly surprised by the return of

Peaches

and excited to see where the next book heads. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Domestic abuse

Descriptions of a past abusive relationship from the abused partners POV (

Naomi Nagata

) and the ex-partners return into their life, for a time. Descriptions of how the abuse affected them, including suicidal ideation and non-detailed mentions of suicide attempts.

annemaries_shelves's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-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

4.25

Somewhere between 4-4.5 stars

One of the best entries into the series so far. I loved having all four main POVs and we got more of Alex, Amos, and Naomi than Holden it felt like (balancing out the rest of the series). 

A lot of fucked up shit happened in this one and I’m intrigued to see where the politics go from here. I feel that while the alien mystery element is intriguing, this series really shines with the politics and different human cultures - the infighting and oppression/discrimination is something humans are unfortunately VERY good at and it’s interesting seeing how that can translate with space travel and cultures (and how extensor factions can take extreme measures with a mix of intentions). 

That said - I’ll contradict myself a little and say I hope we learn more about the protomolecule and alien mysteries soon. Book 4 kinda broke my brain with that and we didn’t really focus on it in this one. 

And finally I’m happy with how the authors handled Naomi’s past and her story arc this book. It felt well done and she’s a better developed character in this book versus the others. I want that same energy and improvement to continue though! 

And poor Filip - I just want him to escape his situation and get a LOT of therapy. He absolutely deserved better parents and he could still have that somewhat (iykyk). 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

ekcd_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.5

A solid and inevitable reread. I don’t often buy books- so far I’ve only ever invested in two book series, and with the conclusion of the fifth Expanse book I now have to save up for buying these guys

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicide, Body horror, Colonisation, Classism, Suicide attempt, War, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Toxic relationship

Minor: Death of parent, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Cancer, and Pregnancy

iono's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense

• 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: Violence, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and War

Moderate: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Racism, Pregnancy, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia

Minor: Child abuse, Grief, and Death

ripxw's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore and Violence

Minor: War and Domestic abuse

kerttuli's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, and Genocide

Minor: Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Ableism

idksamiguess's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Kidnapping

Minor: Suicide attempt and Genocide

amandabcook's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, War, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Suicide attempt

ratstick's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

S5 of the show wasn't great and the book is more emotionally impactful, Philip is actually irredeemably harsh and this guy writes Marco as such a typical abusive narcissist it's almost triggering but he also writes Naomi really well and the incredibly complex feelings you have toward an abuser you once thought you loved.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Violence