Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer

201 reviews

sayurim'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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This novel actually surprised me with the plot. Whoever decieded to market this as YA needs to rethink their life choices. I personally dont think that this novel is very YA at all . During the starting 40ish pages , it felt like a stereotypical sci fi YA novel. But then the plot twist came and took my breath away. The characters irritated me in the beginning with how stereotypical they were but as the plot progressed I started to understand them and sympathize with them. Also the plot !!! Holy shit this one surprised me a lot. There were points where I think the plot could be explained better , but you know what? It did not affect my immersion into the story. That's what makes me give it a five star.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

pitsikakku's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Cancer, Sexual content, Medical content, War, and Injury/Injury detail

sheyri's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Cancer, Violence, Blood, and War

Minor: Sexual content, Medical content, and Grief

funkylitchick's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

kate_arts's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Confinement, Death, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Blood

ismildlypoetic's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.0

4 stars = I loved it!

This is one of the most unique books I've ever read. If you like science fiction, I recommend it, way more for the plot structure. If you're looking for a romance, although it's a main element in this story, I would choose a different book. 

Oh my God where do I start? So I usually don't read sci-fi, because I don't like the idea of something not based in reality, but I always tend to enjoy it a lot more than I think I will. I got this book out of a little free library during a trip to San Fransisco because I needed something to read on the plane home, so I went in with very little to zero expectations. 

Starting with Ambrose and Kodiak 1.0 (2.0? the one we meet at the beginning), I thought the characters were so funny, and I was excited about a classic enemies-to-lovers slow-burn plot, but it just happened in outer space. This, to my surprise, did not happen. They died about 40% of the way through the book, and I had absolutely zero hypotheses for what was going to happen next.

The mystery of the clones, whether OS was evil, if Minerva was alive,  and where we were headed was such a great story and the author did an incredible job of pacing it out in a way that felt natural for the audience. However, after the first set of clones, I feel we lost the Ambrose and Kodiak we loved (i mean, we did), but I never was able to reattach myself to whatever version we saw next. I found myself caring for the original back on Earth more than whoever I saw in front of me. Part of this has to do with the romance. The first set of clones was great, loved it. However, with the second incarnation, the author never built up the love again; just said "here, date" and threw them together. And I never found the spark after that. It seemed like they were only together because they were both gay, and there was no one else around, not for any actual chemistry, which was a shame. 

 

All that being said, I thought this book was great, and I'm very excited to read the sequel when it comes out in October.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, and Gaslighting

Minor: Cancer, Sexual content, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

The main characters

die several times, in graphic ways.

One such instance involves

a murder-suicide.

If these themes would be harmful for you, please choose a different book.

booksnbcys's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Blood, Vomit, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content, Abandonment, and Classism

beeping_librarian's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.75

The mystery is interesting, the characters less so. Weird binary opposite stereotypes of people, with forced romance. Didn't really get into it until halfway through. It doesn't say a lot with its ending.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Suicide, and Vomit

figsofpeach's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Suicide and War

Minor: Cancer, Vomit, and Grief

scrubsandbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

I went into this expecting cute romance. This is a sci-fi thriller, emphasis on thriller.

This book absolutely floored me. The twists, the mystery, the pining romance, chef's kiss, a whole lot of it. What I thought was going to happen didn't, and I went through a whirlwind of emotions.

I'll also never look at manicotti the same way again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer and War

Minor: Suicide