comeherecupcake 's review for:

The Passengers by John Marrs

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Fast paced and very twisty, I found it difficult to put this book down! I loved the social commentary, and the exploration of the limitations  and vulnerabilities of AI feels particularly timely. This book felt like an episode of Black Mirror in the best way 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Racism, Suicide, Xenophobia, Grief, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Stalking, Pregnancy, Alcohol

Minor: Gun violence, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent