Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Junker Seven by Olive J. Kelley

5 reviews

the_vegan_bookworm's review

adventurous hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This was such a fun read! I loved the representation of a disabled and Autistic non-binary lesbian as our protagonist, and the hopefulness of taking on fascist politicians, corrupt businesses, violent police and far right agitators all at once. I think that this spoke of trans resilience and the ways we can create the revolution in a way that warmed my heart. I also felt the autism rep was great as an Autistic person.

Looking forward to the second book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Deadnaming

Minor: Child death, Sexual content, and Car accident

bookish_hollyx's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, War, and Injury/Injury detail

izzyrbell's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Junker Seven is a very promising debut book! Its characters are highly loveable and revolution-inciting, making it easy to root for them along their fugitive romp through the stars. 

The only major faults with this book were editorial in nature (some misspellings and clunky phrasings), but given that this is an indie published debut without the enormous resources of a traditionally published book, I'm willing to let those slide (especially since the story itself is great!)

Overall, this is a world I want to continue sinking my teeth into and a story I can't wait for the next installment of!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, and Car accident

Moderate: Deadnaming, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

fizzy_reads's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Deadnaming, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Car accident, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

leilorenzo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful tense medium-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? Yes

4.75

This book was won in a Story graph giveaway.
Luckily, I loved it. I found the plot to be original, it is well paced, the characters are lovable, albeit a little young.
There's non-binary, autistic representation, LGBTQ rights and a frighteningly similar fight to defend them like in our world.
Set in a future where humans have made Earth uninhabitable, people still eff it up in other galaxies. There are also good people, and here we get to see their journey as they learn to expand their minds, embrace change and each other.
It is part of a series, so that's the only downside, you don't get it all in this book. However, there is some sort of closure.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia, Blood, and Kidnapping

Minor: Deadnaming, Violence, and Vomit