The design and UX isn't done, Rob and Abbie, okkurrrr! š
urmigurimgay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gore, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pandemic/Epidemic, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Vomit, and Grief
Minor: War, Abandonment, Cursing, and Medical content
cranedphoenix's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Read book before but forgot about that
Good book, don't care for the romance
Way more interested in
Plan to reread other books, happy I refound in library
Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Death, Violence, War, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Blood
Moderate: Death of parent, Gun violence, and Child death
sandwiiche's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
the plot is INSANE and the twists were great
it took me a while to read it because it required quite a bit of brain power due to its format, but when you connect all the dots it is so satisfying
omgggg i am still reeling from the ending, thank goodness this is a finished series š«” onto the next book i go
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Gore, and War
stevi_nicole's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gore, War, Blood, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, and Medical content
Minor: Death of parent
iothemoon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Gore
at806's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Death, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body horror, Murder, Violence, Blood, Gore, Suicide, Child death, Gun violence, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Pandemic/Epidemic
booksawyer's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
I first tried reading Illuminae when I was in 8th Grade, and for some unimaginable reason I DNFād it after about 200 pages. I donāt think I really understood what was going on.
Now, as a college student who has read a lot more books since then, this book was everything! I loved Kady, Ezra and many members of the supporting cast.
I chose to read this book physically while listening to the audiobook, and I loved that method. It was the perfect balance of the visual formatting of the book with the brilliant audio production. Highly recommend this method if it is available to you!Ā
This book shocked me, excited me, and devastated me through many twists and turns. I felt triumph and failure as the characters experienced ups and downs. This book is so engaging and brilliantly told.Ā
I donāt consider myself a Sci-Fi person. I canāt think of any Sci-Fi books Iāve read beyond teen dystopia, but this book certainly was my cup of tea and it makes me excited to pick up more from this genre.Ā
Overall, Illuminae is a must read and I can not recommend it enough.
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Gore
Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and Child death
Minor: Child abuse
jessi_c's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: War, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Suicide, Grief, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Murder, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Gun violence, Body horror, and Vomit
Minor: Cursing
raventheclaw19's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Illuminae is a very YA-friendly sci-fi mystery/thriller (I know itās not tagged as a thriller, but it is) with minimal swearing (ācensored on reportsā), and only vague references to sex (jokes about āyour sisterā and references to acts done prior to the events of the story).Ā
Take it from someone who normally hates thrillers, this book is good. Admittedly, thereās a lot of death and blood (only a few disturbingly gory parts, though), so do keep that in mind, but I didnāt find it too uncomfortable and Iām normally a very squeamish person.Ā
Canāt wait for the next book!Ā
Graphic: Grief, Blood, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Gore, and Death of parent
Minor: Confinement, Cannibalism, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, and Self harm
I know itās a lot of content warnings, so do proceed with caution. Iām not very good with blood/gore, but I only had a couple small parts (see below) that made me uncomfortable. Thereās a lot of death, but itās not vividly gory until about 45% (I think) into the bookl1z4rd's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Gore