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el_wheel's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
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
I couldn't think of a better ending to the series honestly but I'd also never say no to more
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
ftishkevich's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
I liked this a good deal more than Contagion. This had none of the slow (sometimes, painfully so) build, and I found the characters much more likeable, or at least sympathetic, unlike the first book. This was so fast paced, I read it in one sitting! Personally I loved the ending, which I can't always say for sequels, but this struck the right balance for me.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Torture
Minor: Gun violence
bluejayreads's review against another edition
I had a hard time getting into this one. Like all my reading in early January, I read it in fits and starts, which didn't help. But I also found it just not as compelling. It has the exact same plot as the first book in the series: Find answers and escape. But instead of a terrifying uninhabitable planet stalked by an unknown danger that takes over the minds of your own crewmates, our protagonists are being held captive on a military spaceship and being studied. The answers searched for were less about what is happening and more about their captors' plans so they can escape. The weird stuff happening to their bodies was just kind of accepted as cool new stuff they could do, with no concern or even curiosity about it. There was a political angle with a separatist faction seeming like it would become a driving force. And there was zero horror, space or otherwise. It was just overall unexciting and I didn't feel like bothering to continue.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Torture, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Violence, Medical content, and Kidnapping
Minor: Terminal illness and Excrement