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starlitpage's review
- 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? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Medical trauma, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Gun violence, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
gardens_and_dragons's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
The writing style was beautiful and intricate, it had so many perfect Syfy elements, and realized in such a vivid detail
I think that the subplot that focuses on the struggles with mental health and self destructive decisions of one of the main characters was well done, and thoughtful in it’s execution.
While the romance isn’t the main focus of the book for me, it IS one of the more beautiful romances that I have read in a long time. The book touches on aspects of consent, trust and communication, all while being able to navigate really stressful situations with a partner. SO WONDERFUL.
Graphic: Drug abuse and Mental illness
Moderate: Gun violence and War
Mind controldiscarded_dust_jacket's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I am obsessed with Tennal and Surit. I think the relationship dynamic where one person is an earnest, honorable, controlled type with encyclopedic knowledge of rules and regulations, while the other is a petulant, rebellious, flirtatious chaos gremlin might just be my new favorite.
I also loved—and I don’t know if this was intentional—the way this story kind of turned the sci-fi/fantasy romance trope of a “soul bond” on its head and turned it into something dangerous. There’s so many stories about protagonists in a romance who develop this telepathic connection wherein they’re able to feel what their partner is feeling and hear what they’re thinking, and this is often something the reader is rooting for—something to be celebrated.
But here it feels like the author is asking us to consider: “Would that truly be healthy? What if it resembled something destructive? What if it led to the parties involved losing themselves as individuals?”
Overall, I really really really loved this book.
Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Death of parent
Moderate: War
wilybooklover's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and War
Minor: Sexual content
astropova's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Drug abuse
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War
The latter half / last third of this book has a lot of trippy scenes involving POV characters being unable to be fully conscious of their own bodies/existence. I think this could cause a problem for people that need content warnings for dissociation or something similar.shays's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Full review: https://shayshortt.com/2022/12/13/oceans-echo/
Graphic: Mental illness
xompeii's review
- 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: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts
ailsaod'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
I look forward to seeing what Maxwell writes next!
Moderate: Confinement, Mental illness, Grief, and War
Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Torture, and Death of parent