Reviews tagging 'Death'

Aurora's End by Jay Kristoff, Amie Kaufman

18 reviews

rae42's review

adventurous hopeful 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? No

3.0

I would give it more stars because it is really but the one thing that bugs me through the whole series is the zila seems to be based on stereotypes of autism

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Blood, Gore, and Death

mypatronusisajedi's review

adventurous emotional funny 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Grief, Death, Cursing, War, Violence, and Kidnapping

Minor: Suicide

nostarsleftinthesky's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

There were so many beautiful lines in this concluding entry to the aurora cycle and it was so gorgeously written, i just wish

scarlett wasn’t ableist

but you can’t have everything ig 😐. 

I was jumping for joy when Zila met Nari (it was obvious from the start don’t try and deny it) and I also kept forgetting all the characters weren’t minors during the fade-to-black smut and scaring myself lol

I’m always hesitant to give series entries high ratings in general because they wouldn’t be anything without the other books in the series and there is always at least one let-down book, but this series is the first sci-fi i think i’ve ever read and enjoyed and it was absolutely stunning.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Gore

crunchycrystals's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Cursing

Minor: Sexual content and Medical content

scarlettskyes's review

adventurous emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Blood, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, and War

Minor: Ableism

smiley_ari's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and War

kommatator's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Death, Gun violence, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Violence

Minor: Abandonment and Sexual content

betweentheshelves's review

adventurous tense 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? No

4.0

 Thanks to NetGalley and Knopf Books for an advanced copy of this to review! Of course, with how Aurora Burning ended, I absolutely needed to know how this series came to a close. In true Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff style, it wouldn’t be a space book if things didn’t get chaotic.

I will admit, parts of this were difficult to follow. It’s space, all of the characters are spread out to different places, and sometimes I was like, “wait, what’s happening??” But I feel like that’s the mark of a true science fiction/book set in space. Sometimes, you just don’t really know what’s going on, but you go along with it because it will make sense at the end.

Once again, the characters and the voice are what make this series such a fun read. Kaufman and Kristoff have a way with writing great characters, and there are just some really funny moments. You will be entertained from start to finish, and feel like you’re a part of Squad 312. Even if space wouldn’t be your jam.

All in all, this is a pretty great finale to a fun, entertaining trilogy. If you like the Illuminae series, this is definitely one that you’ll want to pick up! 

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An epic finale for this trilogy! I'll admit, I maybe got lost at times because, that plot is quite the plot (and being vague to avoid spoilers). More to come in a full review later this week!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

Moderate: Death, Grief, and Sexual content