Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Illuminae by Jay Kristoff, Amie Kaufman

16 reviews

cait's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence, War, Body horror, Confinement, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Alcohol, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Blood, Child abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Police brutality, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

birdy's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Stalking, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Genocide, Torture, Body horror, and Child death

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, War, and Medical trauma

Minor: Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, and Child abuse

serenfletcher_reads'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

So exciting. The format of this book  makes it very accessible, especially for the sci-fi genre. I found the main characters loveable and was moved by the twists that kept coming. I've never read anything like it and can't wait to read the next book in the series! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Suicide and Gun violence

leaf_arrow's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

please read trigger warnings before starting this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, War, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Gore, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Child death, Body horror, and Blood

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