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katievallin's review
- 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
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
anonymous_dinosaur's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Body horror and Death
Minor: Sexual content
jaimc'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
3.25
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, and Blood
Minor: Genocide and War
tranquiltides's review
- 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
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!!
Graphic: Death, Body horror, and Gun violence
Moderate: Death of parent, War, and Violence
captainoliimar's review against another edition
- 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
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
lanid's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Animal death and Body horror
Minor: Death, Gun violence, Ableism, Blood, Gore, Violence, and Death of parent
chrilovyl's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Body horror and Blood
Moderate: Death and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death of parent
rebeccajost's review
- 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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Body horror, Medical content, Blood, Death, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Death of parent, Violence, Alcohol, and War
Minor: Ableism, Sexual content, Colonisation, and Abandonment
jenna36's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Just read some stuff about Jay Kristoff and I do not want to support him by buying another one of his books. Not sure if I want to finish the series now, but if I decide to I will probably rent them from the library.
Original review:
I was surprised I liked this book as much as I did. The writing seems very juvenile at first, but if you can get through the first nauseatingly perky 40% of the book, things start to ramp up and get interesting. I like the found family aspect of the book and am excited to find out what happens next. I do wish that the plot had not been quite so easy to guess. Even when there were no hints toward big reveals I was still able to guess everything. However, I love Finian, Kal, and Zila enough that I didn't really care that Scarlett, Tyler, and Aurora were all fairly bland and uninspiring. There were a couple of red herrings when it came to romance, but I honestly think that the whole crew should have just been in one giant polyamorous relationship with each other, because I saw potential in literally every pairing (except for the twins because no).
Even with all of the criticism I have for the book, I am still going to rate it 4 stars because I love the found family aspect, and I am cutting it a little slack for being so YA. I have been tired of YA scifi/fantasy lately, so I want to make sure that I'm not being too biased against it. As far as I'm concerned, having 5 out of 7 main characters with actual distinct, semi-well-developed personalities is pretty good for a YA scifi/fantasy book (I'm looking at Scarlett and Tyler for being bland and forgettable).
Moderate: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, and Death of parent