Reviews tagging 'War'

The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer

63 reviews

michmoo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I mean, what can I say about this goddamn book? 

I was drawn in by the premise and captivated by the possibilities of where the underlying mystery would take us, and then promptly smacked in my soul with the beginnings of the plot twist which only further stressed me out when I realised that we still had a big chunk of the book to go.

Overall, I would say that while this is a sci-fi mystery thriller, it is also at its core, a love story. Watching the love blossom between the two protagonists was a gift in spite of the heart wrenching moments it led to, perhaps because of them.

I definitely recommend giving this book a chance if you are at all interested.

The author did an amazing job, I am emotionally compromised. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Vomit, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide, Violence, Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, War, Grief, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Blood

mandaraffe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Murder, Vomit, Blood, Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Terminal illness

Moderate: War and Xenophobia

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

linnea1801's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

this book gave me trust issues

when the first Ambrose and Kodiak died I was screaming and crying

I am very glad that this is fiction.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, War, Blood, and Torture

Moderate: Vomit and Cancer

pinkhyxteria's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Misogyny and Homophobia

Minor: Blood, Violence, Vomit, War, and Xenophobia

flavoredfaeman's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief

Minor: War

delz's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? No

5.0

Ambrose and Kodiak are alone on a ship hurtling through space. Their mission is to rescue Minerva, Ambrose’s sister,  but they discover the mission is a lie. I really can’t say much except there’s a bit of a mystery, the two boys are very attracted to one another and the OS, which uses Ambrose’s mom’s voice is terrifying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Vomit, and Death

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: War and Suicidal thoughts

its4am's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Vomit and Terminal illness

Minor: Suicide and War

five_rats_in_a_trenchcoat's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Gaslighting, and Cancer

Minor: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, War, Excrement, and Medical content

This book was an emotional roller coaster, I'm going to have to sit with it for a bit and when I'm done orocessing I can't wait to reread it. The big plot twist was perfectly executed, you get the exact amount of information to be able to guess, but not enough to fully know what's coming, it was a perfect mix of "Oh shit, I think x is what's happening" and "what the fuck is going on". If you like sci-fi thrillers with horror elements I highly recommend this book, what an amzing read. I listened to the audiobook and if that's your cup of tea you should give it a listen, the narrator did an amazing job voicing the main characters and his imitation of different robot voices made me giggle a couple of times! Beware of the warnings though, this book can get very heavy at times and has some content that could be triggering. The ending was absoluoltely worth the tears I cried though, 5/5 stars

lets_b_libros's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

sobbed so so hard multiple times. The lives they lived, and lost…. UGH SO sad and moving

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, Cancer, Confinement, Medical content, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Vomit, Terminal illness, War, and Xenophobia

annikaa's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Body horror, Death, Grief, Suicide, Vomit, Excrement, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Terminal illness, Violence, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Xenophobia and War

Minor: Misogyny