Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Illuminae by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff

54 reviews

dexlud's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

This is the best science fiction book I’ve ever read in my life. I cannot believe I’m rating another book 5 stars in a row but this is just insane. I knew this book would go quickly but I read it all within 24 hours thanks to two 6 hour train rides 😭😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

cheshirephysics's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious 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? No

5.0

if you liked Pandorum you'll like this and vice versa

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gore, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Child death and War

bebidocrimes's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

If the page count wasn't so intimidating, I could see this having had a craze in my school. Or maybe I think spaceships are cooler than others do. The unique formatting feels like a cute gimmick until occasionally It's Not and it's very very intentional and really lends more impact to the story. My small gripes are generally just because it's YA and can be forgiven.

What omnipotent AI is gonna fall in love(?) with a random 17-year-old just because she can code? Who's still using emoticons when texting your savior while you hide from a pack of crazed murderers? Why are the characters putting more emphasis on losing the (ex-)boyfriend and not HER LITERAL ACTUAL MOM??

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Physical abuse, Medical content, and Alcohol

booksandbabble's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Grief and Death of parent

peachani's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Gore, Suicide, Blood, Murder, and War

Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

alphabet_soup_books's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

esouthwest's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

This almost got a perfect rating, but there was just a couple things that threw me off for that. Holy shit, what a good book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

The way he lived felt just a little too perfect for me, although I guess it makes sense.

mysticserenity's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Violence, Grief, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

sara_reads_and_wines's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

4.5

Really enjoyed this one! Recommended by my book my chat, I am so glad I gave this one a shot! The audio was fantastic with the sound effects and full cast & reading along with the ebook helped me understand the format better! Told in transcripts, memos, chats, and more we follow Kady and Ezra  as they search for answers about the intergalactic war they found themselves in the middle of, while also fighting a unknown plague. The story kept me on the edge of my seat and I can wait to dive into book 2!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Suicide

tabea1409's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic