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kwthor's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
itsbumley'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
birdy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug abuse, Gore, Self harm, Suicide, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and War
cait's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Minor: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail
short_circuit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
"good luck, hannah donnelly. the universe itself depends on you. ...no pressure."
i didn't like this one as much as i liked illuminae, but hannah and nik have quickly made their way into my favorite battle couples of all time. right next to kady and ezra and AIDAN, in fact. huh. funny how that works out.
best character is by far ella. sorry AIDAN, still love you more than anything, but i love me a sassy hacker genius. she and hannah and nik are the girlbosses of all time.
all in all, gemina is definitely an excellent follow-up to illuminae. can't wait to get my hands on obsidio!
(once again, heed the content warnings. this one's just as violent as the first, now with added drug use.)
'and waiting for her on the other side? just like he promised.
'a whole sky of different stars.'
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
nxclx'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? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Murder
crunchycrystals's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Mass/school shootings
Moderate: Grief
vendela's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Mass/school shootings
Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, and Drug use
Minor: Terminal illness, Medical content, and Medical trauma
triptych_turning's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Gore, Terminal illness, Blood, and Mass/school shootings
Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Drug use, and Police brutality
ravensandlace's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
So this takes place after the events of the Kerenza invasion and all that. We have Hanna, who I didn't care for at first but she grew on me and is also the captain's daughter and Nik, who is part of a mob called the House of Knives, which deals a drug called dust on the ship. Basically, their ship, the Heimdall, is invaded by BeiTech terrorists. Written in the same way Illuminae is, with all the chat logs, video surveillance, emails and all that jazz, this is a story that I will not be forgetting for a long time.
Hanna, as I mentioned above, was at first okay for me. She was kind of snotty and I didn't like how she led Nik along. I enjoyed her journal entries though and her drawings were really well done. I also thought it was really cool that she was into martial arts. Girls in martial arts don't get enough rep in books, I think. As the story progressed, she grew on me more and more. She wasn't just a snobby rich kid. She was a warrior, determined to live by any means necessary.
Nik was cool. He reminded me of Ezra. I did enjoy the back and forth Nik and Hanna had. The added Russian mob story was really cool. It give Nik more character and who doesn't love a good background story. I really felt bad for him that he was in the situation that he was in due to family. Also, his cousin Ella was amazing! EVerything she said was just pure gold! I could read a whole book about her and not get bored!
Okay. This next little part I am putting under spoiler tags. I don't know if it would really be considered a spoiler but I don't want to be yelled at. I am also going to reference something that might help you to understand this story. But, like I said, it's probably a spoiler. So read at your own risk.
Alright. One of the many plots really was about multiverses. I actually understood what they were talking about and I appreciate the fact that they dumbed it down for those that don't understand a lick of science. For those that didn't quite understand, I'll put it in super easy layman's terms. Basically there is this theory that there are multiple universes. For example: there is this universe, where I excel at reading and can't stand math. In another universe, there is another me, who loves math but can't stand reading. If things are still foggy for you, I would suggest watching the Family Guy episode Road to the Multiverse . That should help clear up any confusion about this plot.
I'm going to wrap this up before it gets to ridiculously long. This made my heart happy. I'm going to buy this book as soon as I can and treasure it like I do Illuminae . I'm going to eagerly await the third installment. I'm going to throw this book at everybody and demand that they read it because they don't know what they are missing.
Just kidding. I would never throw a book.
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Mass/school shootings