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birdfears's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The story touches on a lot of themes that are relevant today and the premise is what made me pick it up in the first place.
For me, this started as a slow read, but the last few chapters were especially strong and I am looking forward to the next instalment.
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Medical trauma, and Colonisation
ese_bullo24's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Murder, and Alcohol
_shaybiebaybee'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
4.25
As someone who has gone through
The portrayal of mental illness and post traumatic stress by Lindsay Ellis is meaningfully done, and well executed. It puts to words just how awful that kind of experience can be while you're going through it without the right help. I truly felt for Cora. My heart broke for her.
I have a lot of love for this series so far and I'm looking forward to reading book three after being eviscerated by book two.
Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Grief, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Suicide, and Toxic relationship
ombdrip's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Racism, and Islamophobia
kb720's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Xenophobia, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Eating disorder, Genocide, Hate crime, Racism, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Islamophobia, and Grief
paperd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, and Islamophobia
sandreline's review against another edition
- 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
Hey, don't skip the author's content note. Take it seriously and take care of yourself. This is a wildly different book than Axiom's End. It is about PTSD and suicidal ideation. It is a primary focus of the story. I love this series, I have read it before, and I still had to take a break halfway through.
Graphic: Death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content and Islamophobia
fifth_magpie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Self harm
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Antisemitism
Minor: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Rape, and Islamophobia
bean_7088's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Wanna be sad about the human race? Wanna feel fairly hopless? This one is for you!
It does end on a hopeful note... but like that hopefulness is somewhat undercut by the way the character speakin treated.
This one had a lot of tense scenes I wanted to hide from. I had to stop a lot and explain what was going on to my roommate so I could get those jitters out. Like, a televised "discussion" between two different sides of the alien personhood debate. A hearing where unknown evidence comes up.
Anyways, it was still really good.
I'm not sure how I felt about Kaveh. And I'm not sure if it was how he was written or just his voice actor 😅 I'm sure the guy is normally fine, but the main voice actor Stephanie Willis is so incredible that switching to him is quite jarring.
Waring that Cora goes through a lot, this poor kid traumatized over and over. And Stephanie Willis will make you feel it. Listening to Cora's Panic attacks was very distressing.
The ending left on such a wild note I am excited to see where the 3rd book will go. Now I just have to wait 7 months 🥲
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Grief, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt
Lindsay Ellis does a big Content Warning before everything starts. At least in the audio book.gennyloves'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? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Islamophobia