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kitabit'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
5.0
The beginning of this book was a bit hard (where are all my favorite characters from book 1??) but by the end of it, I loved Hannah and Nick even more than Kady and Ezra. A bit of it was hard to listen to in a body horror type way, but nothing unbearable and I am pretty squeamish
Moderate: Body horror
peachani's review against another edition
- 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? No
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, and Blood
Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Gun violence, Violence, Excrement, and Murder
Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
timewilltale'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and War
Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Cursing, and Injury/Injury detail
kathrynleereads'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
5.0
It's always a gamble when you're talking about a second book in a series with completely different characters. For many readers, including myself, the characters are one of the driving factors that get me to pick up a book.
Having fallen in love with Kady, Ezra, and AIDAN, I was shocked to find that I was immediately as drawn into Gemina as I had been to Illuminae, despite the completely new cast of characters.
The Illuminae Files will forever be one of my favorite series.
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug use
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
marsh_mall0w's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Drug use, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Child abuse, Genocide, and Suicide
linus_rieper's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
I saw a lot more of the twists coming this time, but that can also be satisfying. And overall it was a fascinating read, I feel like I learned something new.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Child death, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Drug use and Suicide
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
cd87's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, and Cursing
Disability repshort_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