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Obsidio by Jay Kristoff, Amie Kaufman

3 reviews

sarahkinney's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark tense 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Abandonment

Minor: Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Alcohol, Classism, Deportation

jessi_c's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark hopeful sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Just like AIDAN, story began to stretch wide btwn all the existing and new players in the war. Was initially concerned how much of the present day would be interwoven, but was relieved that the last installment largely remained true to the files format. Largest found family I have grown fond of to date. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, War

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Terminal illness

sup3r_xn0va_maya's review

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Obsidio is the third book in the illuminae Files series by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. I really enjoyed the journey that we went on to uncover the rest of the story with

the Betech corporation

attacking the mining planet Kerenza IV and the Heimdal jump station. 

One thing that really bothered me was the argument that kept getting used by the soldiers to justify their actions. Various soldiers and even characters who weren't planet side were basically saying that the citizens of Kerenza IV deserved what was happening to them (they were being starved, murdered, and sexually harassed by the soldiers) because they were there on the planet holding an illegal mining operation in the first place. That' is a BS argument and justification and I wanted to scratch my eyes out every time I heard someone say "but the citizens were here illegally anyways."

The book is long ending at 615 pages and there were some parts that seemed to drag on and on. I honestly don't think the story could have been any shorter because we would have ended up not getting certain information that was vital to the story. I understand why it was as long as it was, I just needed the boring parts to not be so boring. 

Overall this book did not disappoint. This was an action packed sci fi and I'm happy I read the series. I give this 5 out of 5 stars
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I listened to this audiobook for free on Libbyapp.com

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail