Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Supernova by Marissa Meyer

26 reviews

good_names_dont_exist's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Death, and Torture

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual assault, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse and Child death

nobat11's review

adventurous challenging reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, War, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual assault

dch7's review

adventurous challenging emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Torture, and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse

kal517's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Murder, Blood, and Death of parent

cosmicwillow's review

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0

what a thrilling conclusion! i loved this, and was gripped from start to finish. i do think this would be cooler as a visual media, and more effective, but it was a fun series overall and the finale was great.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Blood, Violence, War, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse and Child death

beckyyreadss's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I wanted to read this series because I really enjoyed the Cinder series. So, I thought I would give Marissa’s other work a try. I have struggled with this series from start to finish, this book could have been a 700-page standalone rather than three 400-page books. 

This book still follows Adrian and Nova, who we’ve been following for the last two books must now decide whether to keep the mask on or to reveal their alter egos. Both Nightmare and The Sentinel at war, their allies at each other’s throats and their feelings for one another growing, Nova and Adrian battle to keep their identities under wraps as their greatest fears are realized. Anarchy is once again heading for Gatlon City, and this time the city might not survive.  

So, the last book, nothing happened and this time EVERYTHING happened, but no one was pissed off about it. About six characters lost their powers and only one of them was shouting and kicking and screaming. None of those characters have actual personality. Everything was repeated that I felt like I was skimming some parts of it especially all the monologues and the action scenes because nothing was worth fighting for it. The see-saw romance between Nora and Adrian just drove me nuts, one minute he is shoving her in prison then she’s innocent, turns out she’s not but he’s just fine with it.  

The only one who saved this book was Max. He could have been the ultimate villain or superhero and I would have supported whatever he wanted to do, he could have been the ultimate villain if he didn’t want all the powers, which is the only character to not think of themselves. I would have loved for Max to be this all mighty god.  

This book and series just felt flat, I wanted so much more from it, and I wished there was more in it regarding depth and characters personality.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual assault

Minor: Child death

jessicaludden's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring mysterious 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

3.5

“What if the lines weren’t so clearly drawn? What if she wasn’t either a hero or a villain? What if she was both?”

This series didn’t go how I thought it was going to but I enjoyed it nonetheless. I love a happy ending and I love the potential for more (especially with that epilogue). The conclusion of this trilogy continued to ask interesting questions of morality as Nova and Adrian’s secrets got closer and closer to coming to light. I just didn’t think those secrets could come to light and then go back into the dark. That being said the plot was a little all over the place and some of these characters aren’t the smartest with putting two and two together, but at it’s core this series is about heroes and villains and the choices we make defining who we are. Overall, this was an interesting world to be in, I’m gonna miss these characters a lot, and I’m holding out hope for more in the future.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Death

anielabooks's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.25

I enjoyed this series as a whole, but this book took me an extremely long time to finish. Thankfully, I was able to borrow the audiobook from Libby and read half of it like that. There were so many revelations that left me with my jaw on the floor. I wish I hadn’t gotten the epilogue spoiled by the wiki but I still liked it. I think the main reason I got into a reading slump was because of how long the book was rather than the content. My favorite scene was the Puppeteer’s speech. Absolutely heartbreaking and shocking. Never expected to read that type of scene in a Marissa Meyer book. Outstanding execution (no pun intended).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: War, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Murder, and Blood

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Child death, Confinement, Grief, Torture, Child abuse, and Pedophilia

piper_'s review

adventurous mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, and Gun violence

Minor: Child death and Fire/Fire injury

robin_reads's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I’m glad to have finally finished reading this series. 
The he betrayed her no she him no he her was a bit much. It was predictable and at time very cheesy. 
I’m not the target audience for this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Child death

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Child abuse