Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Nemesis Games by James S.A. Corey

10 reviews

anastasiamakes's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.5

A little slow for the first half, then just absolutely gripping for like 300 pages straight! It's really fantastic to learn more about the Roci crew, revisit characters from previous installments, and tie up some loose ends. Plus WHAT was that ending?? On to book 5 posthaste!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Xenophobia, and Abandonment

rachaelbunny's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Kidnapping, Violence, Gun violence, Cursing, and Confinement

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Blood, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Classism

Natural disaster, terrorism

saroreen's review against another edition

adventurous sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Genocide, Suicide attempt, Murder, Death, Grief, War, Xenophobia, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood

grummy_mania's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse and War

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

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

imyril's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

5.0

This instalment is all about exploring consequences and the many ways we can’t leave our regrets or our pasts behind (unless you’re Jim, who has no regrets to revisit, it seems). It’s the chance to really get to know Alex, Naomi and Amos and allows them to show their previously half-glimpsed depths (rather than Jim’s take on them; and I love the many ways in which he is or chooses to be blind about his crew).

I have no cool and no perspective on a reread. It doesn’t pack the visceral punch second time around - first outing, Marco’s attack hit me in a weirdly personal confronted-by-own-unexamined-vulnerability kind of way - but the emotional impact of the personal journeys remains and only gets more complex on further acquaintance. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide and Toxic relationship

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

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

cnohero's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

It was so  nice to get to know the main characters and their back story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Cursing

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Trafficking and Toxic relationship