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tealattes's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
This book is gross and I don’t want to continue the series. The level of discomfort was just- No thanks.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape and Suicide
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence
Minor: Pregnancy
martamae77's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment
Minor: Rape and Pregnancy
rinku's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-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? It's complicated
4.0
A Million Suns is the second book of the Godspeed series which I didn’t like as much as the first book; it was still a great book but some of the characters annoyed me, and the plot dragged in parts.
After the revelations of Across the Universe, everything changes at the Godspeed. The people now know the truth that the spaceship is not moving. Since they don’t put drugs into the water anymore, Elder struggles to lead his people and keep them happy. In comparison, Amy spends most of the time solving a puzzle Orion gave her which was quite enjoyable to read about.
You can say what you want about the drugs, but the ship kinda worked before. The characters are in such a dilemma and the stakes are so high. It seemingly takes only one wrong decision and their whole society could fall apart which was just so tense. Other things I liked about the story is the fact that romance is only in a secondary place and that the setting in space is so creepy.
In the end, it is revealed that the Godspeed is very close to the new earth, but they couldn’t land because something is already alive there – I loved this plot twist. Another twist I didn’t enjoy though was the one that Doc is the evil one that wants to keep the system going and even plants a bomb to stop the landing. This came a bit out of the blue but was dramatic nevertheless. There’s still hope because there’s another way to reach the new planet .
I actually don’t have much to say about the characters since they are not really the focus of the story. Just like in the first book, I enjoyed the different POVs since Amy and Elder view the Godspeed so differently. I only have a strong opinion towards Bartie who annoyed me so much; he does have a point but he’s still overreacting.
All in all, A Million Suns is an interesting genre mix between YA sci-fi and mystery that is not so much full of clichés as other books in its genre which makes it quite interesting.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Violence and Rape
Minor: Pregnancy
beccaruthe's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Death, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Minor: Addiction, Blood, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Suicide
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