Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Aurora Rising by Jay Kristoff, Amie Kaufman

28 reviews

kwthor's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Torture, Vomit, and War

natashalg's review

adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

The story was an exciting read, but the way the characters interact and speak was really, really awkward. It's like you're reading the dialogue from a "relatable" teen Disney movie. That did get better as the book progressed and you got more into the story, but it was still present, and I'm hoping the characters "grow" out of it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Chronic illness

Moderate: Death of parent

katievallin's review

adventurous funny 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

3.0

Enjoyed the first half. Skimmed some in the middle because I got bored. Didn’t really like the end because

I’m not a fan of parasites,

and I can tolerate only so much body horror. Also thought Aurora wasn’t very interesting, and the romance wasn’t very convincing

(not a huge fan of the soulmate trope).

Generally liked the other main characters, though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Body horror, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Racism, Alcohol, Bullying, Cursing, and Death of parent

cosmicpanda's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Medical content, Murder, Violence, Grief, Animal death, Blood, Gun violence, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, and Gore

Moderate: Chronic illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Abandonment, Ableism, and Police brutality

kathrynleereads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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

4.75

 I’m not going to lie, I didn’t think it was possible for Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff to write another series that I would love even half as much as I loved The Illuminae Files.

After reading Aurora Rising, it seems I was incredibly wrong.

The world built in this book was just intricate enough to show its depth, while at the same time not overwhelming the readers.

The plot was fast-paced and full of twists and turns (some of which you see coming and others that you really don’t).

And the characters. Seven of the most different characters you could possibly dream up, who all seem to work well together (at least some of the time). We got to know most of the seven members of Squad 312 pretty well, and I expect that we’ll get to know the others (mostly Zila and Kal) a lot better in the coming books.

Aurora Rising is hands-down in my three favorite reads of this year. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Death of parent, and Genocide

Moderate: Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Violence, Gore, and Gun violence

Minor: Cursing, Ableism, and Blood

ssellwood's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.0

Aurora Rising has an exciting premise; a group of unlikely comrades are pushed together after the discovery of a girl left in cryo for 200 years, pulling them into an adventure across the galaxy. I enjoyed the fast pace and action packed plot, but there's also time for humour and connections that pull strongly on the found family trope, and they even managed to make me care for characters I thought I disliked. There's also a hint of gore and mystery for those who enjoyed the more horror aspects of Illuminae. However, initially I found some of the characters a bit one sided, especially Zila, though they grew more dimensional over time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

coffeespooncait's review

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

tranquiltides's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

4.0

I came into this book (and trilogy) on the heels of Illuminae Files. 
While I cannot say that I enjoyed this more than the Illuminae files, Aurora Rising definitely delivers with a fun plot that kept me guessing, interesting, nuanced and unique characters that I loved, and scratches the Scifi itch if you’ve got one. I could also recommend it for younger readers (teens who are interested in maybe dipping their toes in Scifi if they Haven’t ever before. 
I look forward to reading Aurora Burning and Auroras End in the near future!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body horror, and Gun violence

Moderate: Death of parent, War, and Violence

safety_pin's review

adventurous challenging funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Cursing, Death, Violence, War, Blood, Hate crime, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Death of parent, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Alcohol

captainoliimar's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mass/school shootings, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, Gaslighting, Gore, Kidnapping, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Violence, Animal death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Animal cruelty, Xenophobia, Body horror, War, Death of parent, Mental illness, Murder, Torture, and Medical content

Moderate: Police brutality, Racial slurs, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Chronic illness, Slavery, Misogyny, Colonisation, Ableism, Religious bigotry, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, and Racism

Minor: Alcohol