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arlorees's review
- 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
4.0
Moderate: Torture, Sexual content, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Car accident, Medical trauma, and Death
musicalpopcorn'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? Yes
4.5
I really enjoyed this book. I listened to the audiobook and it was almost like listening to a play with all the different actors. Even though the story was written in a way that the reader didn’t get the minute details of everything you would normally get in a sci-fi kind of novel, it was just so enthralling. I quite liked all the characters, I laughed out loud a few times, I just overall really enjoyed the experience of listening to this story.
There were parts of the story that were a touch cheesy. The romance angle was a little bit eye-roll inducing, but not so much as to overshadow the whole story.
Moderate: Car accident, Confinement, Death, and Deportation
Minor: Medical content, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and War
yvo_about_books's review against another edition
4.25
“I was smart enough to know it was wrong, but not brave enough to stop them.”
It's true that I don't usually read a lot of sci-fi, and especially when there are aliens involved... But there was something about Sleeping Giants that made me curious ever since it was first published back in 2016. I guess my TBR jar thought it was time I finally gave this first book of a trilogy a chance, and I'm very glad this title popped up now. Why? I have to say that I was very much impressed by Sleeping Giants! There was just something about this story that was both addictive and able to make you feel humble at the same time. The fact that you don't exactly know what is going on only adds to the suspense, and it was absolutely fascinating learning more about what was being discovered. The writing style itself stands out as it is told through interviews, diaries and other files, but somehow the story was still very readable. It makes you wonder what would happen if such a discovery would be made in real life, and how the people involved would react... The different characters involved added humanity to the story and while I could have done without the love triangle, in general I enjoyed learning more about them. And after how things ended, I also can't wait to pick up the sequel to see what will happen next!
Graphic: Medical trauma, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, War, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Body horror, Medical content, Infidelity, and Death
Moderate: Kidnapping, Child death, Sexual content, Ableism, Genocide, Xenophobia, and Torture
jojo_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Car accident, Medical trauma, and Medical content
Moderate: Murder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Body horror, Confinement, Death, War, and Infidelity
Minor: Racism, Ableism, Misogyny, Sexual content, Child death, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia
marareading's review
- 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
2.5
Graphic: Car accident, Confinement, Deportation, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Violence, War, and Medical trauma
deejmgee's review
3.75
Graphic: War, Injury/Injury detail, and Car accident
thereadinghammock's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The format of the book was a bit strange at first. The interview format with the forever nameless interviewer was intriguing, and his complete anonymity was both frustrating and intriguing throughout the entire book. Kara was a hot head and a very relatable character from the very beginning. Rose was so loveable and sweet and I loved how excited she got for all the science. Vincent and Ryan were a bit more of wild cards for me, though I grew to like Vincent a bit more after "The Incident" and we got to see his resolve and effort to getting back into the machine.
Graphic: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Kidnapping, Violence, Medical content, Sexual assault, Car accident, and Grief
mar's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Graphic: Car accident, Death, Grief, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Child death, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Violence
Minor: Genocide, Ableism, and Torture
bookcaptivated's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Death, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Torture
Minor: War, Xenophobia, Ableism, Blood, Child death, Kidnapping, Sexism, and Sexual content
trips's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Some of the content was a bit too dry, or glossed over for the sake of pushing the plot forward, I wish we had gotten a small taste of what was actually going on in the pivotal scenes, like better retellings or even like CCTV transcripts? But honestly its a great novel if you like giant robots and aliens!
Graphic: Violence, Medical content, Body horror, and Car accident