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A review by journeythroughthechapters
Gemina by Jay Kristoff, Amie Kaufman
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
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
Thoughts
Okay wow. That was intense. If you can I HIGHLY recommend listening with the audiobook. For me it gave this reading experience another dimension. It brought me out of reality and into this world and I loved every minute of it.
If I could describe this book in one word it would be: Intense.
Things I loved
- The Atmosphere: the combination of the visuals, and the audiobook of this story took me to another universe. That is the reason I read. To escape reality and this did that for me.
- The Characters: it took a while but I became very attached to the character. I would say my favourite was Ella. She is a super genius when it comes to computers. She's sassy. And she's also disabled from the waist down but that doesn't stop her. The villains in this were so intense it was brilliant. My God did they give me the chills.
- The Plot: Not going to lie this took me a little longer to get into than the first book but that was my fault because it's been so long since I read illuminae. When I was finally into it...damn... This plot just kept moving. It was one thing after another after another. I felt so sorry for the characters haha.
Things I didn't like
There was only one thing and that was the death of too many animals. Other than that I can't complain too much.
I will say this felt darker than the first book. Or maybe it was the same (I can't remember) but I got chills reading this.
Representation
POC (side character), Disability
Content Warning
Death, Violence, Animal Death, Addiction, Death of a Parent, Gun Violence
Okay wow. That was intense. If you can I HIGHLY recommend listening with the audiobook. For me it gave this reading experience another dimension. It brought me out of reality and into this world and I loved every minute of it.
If I could describe this book in one word it would be: Intense.
Things I loved
- The Atmosphere: the combination of the visuals, and the audiobook of this story took me to another universe. That is the reason I read. To escape reality and this did that for me.
- The Characters: it took a while but I became very attached to the character. I would say my favourite was Ella. She is a super genius when it comes to computers. She's sassy. And she's also disabled from the waist down but that doesn't stop her. The villains in this were so intense it was brilliant. My God did they give me the chills.
- The Plot: Not going to lie this took me a little longer to get into than the first book but that was my fault because it's been so long since I read illuminae. When I was finally into it...damn... This plot just kept moving. It was one thing after another after another. I felt so sorry for the characters haha.
Things I didn't like
There was only one thing and that was the death of too many animals. Other than that I can't complain too much.
I will say this felt darker than the first book. Or maybe it was the same (I can't remember) but I got chills reading this.
Representation
POC (side character), Disability
Content Warning
Death, Violence, Animal Death, Addiction, Death of a Parent, Gun Violence
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Violence
Moderate: Addiction