Reviews tagging 'Death'

Genesis by Brendan Reichs

3 reviews

theperfectchord's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

2.0

I don't know why this book and Nemesis are in the same series. Genesis has an entirely different premise which I might've been interested in otherwise, but the plot shift was too jarring.
Speaking of jarring, one character's transformation between the last book and the start of this one felt completely out of the blue, and not for the better.
But on its own, the plot is incredibly interesting and the moral dilemmas in this book are gut-wrenching and heavy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Child death, Murder, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Blood

Lots and lots of murder, however:

the characters inhabit a world where they "regenerate" after dying (until they later find out they can regenerate only a certain amount of times), so they mostly kill not intending to end life

cheuksin's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

If you like the hunger games, maze runner (I actually never finished reading or watching either so I’m only referring to  the general concept) etc. you will probably enjoy like book better then the first one. This is easily the better book of the series. Definitely a page turner.
I general I dislike Min

she’s a weak damsel in distress who couldn’t lead a cat out of a paper bag, but was chosen for leadership because of her blind empathy

Ngl I love Sarah

so what if she tried to kill everyone to end the simulation sooner? She played the game how it was supposed to be played

Quite a few unexpected plot twists

eg. Suit guy being her dad who put her in the simulation to ‘save her’

Noah is also such a typical guy that’s all I have to say

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Death

kassidyreads's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Suicide

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders