Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Illuminae by Jay Kristoff, Amie Kaufman

26 reviews

edennavarrete's review

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Gore, Violence, Suicide, and Medical content

nxclx's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I don't cry at books. I've cried twice now with this book, one of those being as I write this review. I don't have much to say, though besides I want the whole series right now - oh and you should read this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Moderate: Vomit

This is a book filled with hard and difficult topics. Read the warnings.

angelicathebookworm's review

adventurous emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Medical content, Murder, and Violence

athousandlives's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

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

4.5

I wolfed this one down in three days. I had a bit of trouble getting into the story at first, but then the pace quickened (and the death toll grew bigger) and I couldn't stop reading. 

The format was very original and funny to read. The dialogues in the chats were sometimes hilarious, sometimes touching, and were my favourite to read. 

I really enjoyed the plot-twists as well, especially the Ezra-is-dead one, and I was a bit disappointed when a/Kady miraculously recovered from the Alexander destruction and b/we found out that Ezra was alive as well. I mean, I love those guys and I'm glad I can read about them too in Gemina, but I think I would have liked it even more if they had their tragic, star-crossed lovers end, both as heroes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, and Mental illness

vendela's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Genocide, Gore, Grief, and Gun violence

Minor: Medical content and Medical trauma

bex_knighthunterbooks's review

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

A clever and unique multi-media story. I loved the framing of found documents, and also the story of powerful corporations, a chase across space, and a dangerous AI. It was not necessarily the most nuanced or realistic story I've read with those components, and the story in some ways was not super original (so if you read a lot of sci-fi it might not feel fresh). However, I really enjoyed the style, pacing, mysteries, and twists I didn't see coming. So many of the characters have distinctive voices and personality (although Kady is somewhat overpowered), and I loved how the format changed to give emphasis and poignancy whilst revealing different sides to characters.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Blood, Violence, and Gun violence

Minor: Medical trauma and Medical content