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septaria's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Murder, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, War, and Kidnapping
anntharai's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Colonisation, Xenophobia, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Classism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Genocide, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, and War
saroreen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Child death, Blood, and War
Moderate: Child abuse and Vomit
Minor: Pedophilia and Trafficking
bookswithbethx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Gore, Death, Confinement, Blood, Medical content, Chronic illness, Animal death, Violence, Child death, Physical abuse, Vomit, Alcohol, Child abuse, Torture, Slavery, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Genocide
linneak's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, War, Genocide, Classism, Murder, Violence, Blood, and Medical content
Minor: Alcohol, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Sexism, Xenophobia, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
joshoonet's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
- Took a while for me to get into it, but then I didn't want to put it down again. Just like the first part!
- Avasarala is kind of incredible, her constant cursing is just hilarious
- Character development: top notch imo
- I love the changing of the protomolecule, it keeps getting more interesting and more high stakes
- The end??? Um I need to continue immediately
- Proper fucking diverse characters
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, War, Cursing, Death, Gore, and Gun violence
Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Chronic illness, Confinement, Drug use, Murder, Violence, and Child death
Minor: Child abuse, Vomit, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Medical content, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse
ekcd_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Medical content, Vomit, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Violence, and War
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Sexual assault, Alcohol, Cancer, and Suicidal thoughts
loxeletters's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Blood, Vomit, Gore, and Gun violence
Moderate: Cursing, Grief, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, War, Child death, and Medical content
Minor: Racism, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Incest, and Excrement
lilifane's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.5
This is a book review, so I don't want to talk about the TV Show too much, but I have to acknowledge how closely the show follows the book again. I think this might be the best adaptation of a book (series) ever? At least for the first two books/seasons. You know when you watch an adaptation of a book and think, "So sad that one scene was missing." several times? This never happened to me here? Quite the opposite. Every time I read a scene I was thinking "Oh wow, that was in the TV Show as well!". There is even one scene that was in the TV Show but wasn't in the book, and I was kind of disappointed because it had such an impact on me in the show.
Anyway, loved the plot, loved the characters and their dynamics (especially now that two of my favs were finally introduced), loved the politics (well, hated them, but you know), the humor, the emotions. Although I knew how it would end, I was still at the edge of my seat most of the time because the atmosphere created was so well done. The ending gave me goosebumps. I mean, the last sentence alone. Uff. Can't wait to continue with the series.
There were a few scenes that dragged on a little (mostly fighting/battles towards the end of the book) and I skimmed some of them. So it's a 4,5 rounded up to 5 start for me.
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Kidnapping, Medical content, Violence, and War
featherbrain's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, and Violence
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Trafficking, and Vomit