Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Nimona by ND Stevenson

37 reviews

emily_mh's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This was such a great story! It had a fantastic plot premise and execution, and I loved the combination of medieval and futuristic elements it used for world building. It reminded me of the Astronights Island on Poptropica. The action sequence at the climax was simply incredible and completely engaging. I also loved the father-daughter relationship between Nimona and Ballister - Nimona herself made me laugh due to her bolshy personality. While it took some time for me to click with the art style, once I did I really enjoyed it. Finally, there was good character development for Ballister and Ambrosius, but I would have liked a slightly different ending to give Nimona more of an arc.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Blood, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Medical content, and Vomit

Minor: Ableism, Child death, and Death of parent

booksthatburn's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Torture, and Death

Minor: Child abuse

notabookseller's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

i would give it a five but the ending made me a lil sad you should still read it tho

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Police brutality

spookybecks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

My favorite webcomic in 2014 and one of my favorite stories to this day! Read if you like complex monster girls, fantasy settings with guns, and the friends to enemies to lovers trope.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Confinement, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse and Medical trauma

book_snail's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

5.0

This is one of my all-time favourite books, and quite honestly changed my life. It has a diverse cast of characters, it employs a lot of trope-flipping that turns out to be really thought-provoking, and the relationships in the story are just *chef's kiss* so deep. It's a wonderful book; please read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality

Moderate: Homophobia, Ableism, Blood, and Medical trauma

Minor: Grief, Torture, and Vomit

Most of the triggering content in this book is fairly mild; the only explicit thing is the police brutality. Any triggering content is done tastefully, and while I'm usually triggered by all of the above, it didn't really upset me.

fungivibes's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, and Medical trauma

planetesastraea's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Medical trauma, and Ableism

Minor: Homophobia and Death of parent