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mlewis's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Blood, and Medical trauma
vmalloy's review
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Body horror, Grief, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Vomit, Drug use, and Medical trauma
iblyth's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm
Moderate: Child death
bookivore's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
An original and intriguing book that revolves around the often unspoken darkness so many people experience. Unflinching and deeply meaningful, there are horror and sci-fi elements that make this book impossible to pigeonhole. I recommend taking note of the trigger warnings for this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Mental illness
enchantressreads's review
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
“It was never about dying, you understand. It was more about… just not living anymore.”
It’s no secret that I love Gemma Amor’s writing. You can really tell that she puts so much of herself into her stories, and Full Immersion is the best example. It’s very raw, and the way it’s written really gets into your soul. I do not have kids, nor do I want them, and yet I was still able to relate to this book.
Magpie has been struggling with suicidal ideation for so long, that she’s on her last option. She’s willingly entered into a virtual experimental therapy program that uses VR to directly confront trauma. As the experiment continues, however, the people monitoring her see things that shouldn’t be possible: Magpie has the ability to interact with her previously coded program. This phenomenon, called full immersion, should not be possible. The science is not yet ready for this. But Magpie seems to have found a way.
This book checks so many of my boxes. Trauma, science fiction, horror, nightmares, raw emotions. The VR experiment is reminiscent of Stranger Things, while still being its own story. We still have very little on how memories, trauma, PTSD, and dreams work, and honestly that’s terrifying to me. Full Immersion explores all of that, and more.
Gemma was very brave to share this story, and I’m so glad she did. Besides being an enjoyable horror novel, I believe this book will help many people. Especially those of us who just need to give ourselves a break. There are some heavy content warnings, which I will post at the bottom of this review. Please go into this novel with the right mindset, and please take care of yourself before, during, and afterward.
Thank you so much to Angry Robot for sending me a copy of Full Immersion. I’m so excited to see what everyone else has to think about this beautiful novel.
CW for grief, medical content, mental illness, suicide, psychosis, suicidal thoughts/ideation, child abuse, vomit, pregnancy and childbirth, animal death, postpartum depression, therapy setting with direct trauma confrontation
It’s no secret that I love Gemma Amor’s writing. You can really tell that she puts so much of herself into her stories, and Full Immersion is the best example. It’s very raw, and the way it’s written really gets into your soul. I do not have kids, nor do I want them, and yet I was still able to relate to this book.
Magpie has been struggling with suicidal ideation for so long, that she’s on her last option. She’s willingly entered into a virtual experimental therapy program that uses VR to directly confront trauma. As the experiment continues, however, the people monitoring her see things that shouldn’t be possible: Magpie has the ability to interact with her previously coded program. This phenomenon, called full immersion, should not be possible. The science is not yet ready for this. But Magpie seems to have found a way.
This book checks so many of my boxes. Trauma, science fiction, horror, nightmares, raw emotions. The VR experiment is reminiscent of Stranger Things, while still being its own story. We still have very little on how memories, trauma, PTSD, and dreams work, and honestly that’s terrifying to me. Full Immersion explores all of that, and more.
Gemma was very brave to share this story, and I’m so glad she did. Besides being an enjoyable horror novel, I believe this book will help many people. Especially those of us who just need to give ourselves a break. There are some heavy content warnings, which I will post at the bottom of this review. Please go into this novel with the right mindset, and please take care of yourself before, during, and afterward.
Thank you so much to Angry Robot for sending me a copy of Full Immersion. I’m so excited to see what everyone else has to think about this beautiful novel.
CW for grief, medical content, mental illness, suicide, psychosis, suicidal thoughts/ideation, child abuse, vomit, pregnancy and childbirth, animal death, postpartum depression, therapy setting with direct trauma confrontation
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Moderate: Child abuse, Vomit, Animal death, and Pregnancy
a therapy context where the main character has to confront her trauma
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