Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Ocean's Echo by Everina Maxwell

9 reviews

spaghettii's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

Space gays ftw

why was the only sex scene in the epilogue smh

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Gun violence, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Suicide, Death, Drug use, Medical trauma, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, and War

starlitpage's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, War, Mental illness, Violence, Alcohol, Body horror, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gun violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Death of parent

cleot's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: War, Medical trauma, Drug use, Gaslighting, and Drug abuse

relin's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I found myself highlighting different lines because they hit so hard emotionally. Facisniating to see a world that is altered in this way and how it impacts the main characters (Tennal and Serit) think and understand the world. The picture it paints is beautiful in the middle of a ton of intergalactic politics of people trying their best. Also has an amazing structure of gender. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Grief, War, Addiction, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Medical trauma, Sexual content, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

Minor: Gun violence

There are power dynamics built into the ways that 'magic' (scifi magic anyway) is seen in their world. This includes ideas about people being able to overwrite commands on other people.

imds's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Grief, Torture, War, Violence, Murder, Death of parent, Drug use, and Medical trauma

arydecker's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Gun violence, War, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Xenophobia

kimu's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I didn’t love this book as much as the first book, but am still glad that I read it. One of the main characters was just someone who I strongly disliked from the start, and since the book spent a long time initially on how unlikeable he was, it started off on the wrong foot for me. That said, I’m still rating it quite highly because overall the story was enjoyable and the writing is truly fantastic. Also, while not the emphasis of the book, the way the author smoothly works with gender and gender terminology is phenomenal. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Medical trauma, and War

Minor: Death of parent

jjjreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Violence, War, Confinement, Medical content, Murder, Addiction, Alcohol, Classism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Police brutality, and Xenophobia

ceruleanseas's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

4.25

Tennal is a self-destructive socialite dubiously conscripted into a divisive military and Surit is a by-the-books lieutenant trying to overcome his mother's treasonous legacy. Both men have genetic neuromodifications, but Surit's ability to control other's movements is seen as a valuable skill, whereas Tennal's ability to read other's minds is seen as dangerous, and the military is insisting that they "sync", which would give Surit free reign to control Tennal. Surit won't do it without Tennal's explicit consent and thus begins a deception which is further muddled by military politics, emotional baggage, and a growing romantic attraction.

The character growth was pretty good (always my favorite part of a book) and the sci-fi plot was solid. The main relationship never takes a back seat to the rest of everything going on, but none of the interactions feel trope-y (even when they are) or irrelevant. If you're looking for spicy, though, look elsewhere.

With the backdrop of an interplanetary political crisis, Everina Maxwell has written a stunning exploration of what it means to know a person and to love them, and the complex connections we have with the people we call family.

Thanks to Tor and NetGalley for the ARC.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Xenophobia, War, Medical trauma, and Grief

Minor: Drug abuse and Drug use