Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Goddess in the Machine by Lora Beth Johnson

5 reviews

brookey8888's review

adventurous funny mysterious 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? Yes

4.75

I really enjoyed this! Did I have absolutely no idea what they were talking about when talking about the technology, yes, but I still understand it somehow and enjoyed this story still. I really loved Andra as a man character. I loved the fat representation. I really liked Zhade as well and then together. I thought the world was interesting. This book also made me laugh and gasp. It was slow to start hence the 4 star. I did not see a lot coming, but maybe it’s just because I was so engrossed in the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Colonisation, Death, Kidnapping, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Ableism, Blood, Body shaming, Child death, Classism, Death of parent, Fatphobia, and Gaslighting

ashlikes's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body shaming, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Confinement, and Death of parent

Minor: Gun violence

typedtruths's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Confinement, Genocide, Grief, Death, and Kidnapping

Minor: Death of parent and Murder

devynvictoria's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

3.75

The first half of the book was really slow for me and took me awhile to get into, but after about halfway through the pace really picked up and it was a great read. There were lots of plot twists and a lot of the time it’s hard to know who to trust.

Zhade is like the ultimate example of a gaslighter, like whoa

 
Because it’s the future, the english language has evolved a bit making it a little hard to understand at first and adding to the slow pace of the beginning. Overall I enjoyed this book and am excited to pick up the sequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Blood, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Abandonment

sophiesmallhands's review

I really struggled to care about the characters and the stakes just didn’t feel high enough. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Violence