Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Gemina by Jay Kristoff, Amie Kaufman

22 reviews

lawbooks600'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Representation: Black and Asian characters
Score: Eight out of ten.

Wow. Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff deliver. Again. 

After reading and enjoying The Aurora Cycle and Illuminae I wanted to read Gemina, and headed in with high expectations that I'll enjoy it as much as the previous four works from these authors. I saw Gemina in a library, picked it up and glanced at the blurb, making it seem intriguing. When I closed the final page, it was enjoyable.

It starts with Hanna and Nik living on a space station in the middle of nowhere named the Heimdall, while Kady is headed to the Hypatia to warn them of the upcoming BeiTech invasion in the opening pages. Again, I'm not sure where to begin with Gemina, but I'll try, it's similar to Illuminae in terms of almost everything. The pacing is fast even though it's above 600 pages, but it doesn't feel like it, and the plot is even more engaging as the stakes increased again, I'll tell you why later. The characters are likable and they're people I can root for, but they're not the most relatable, still, the worldbuilding is on point for a narrative set hundreds of years in the future. I can imagine humanity developing advanced technologies like wormholes and huge spaceships when they reach that time. Sometimes Gemina can slow down, but that can allow for characters to start relationships like when Hanna started hers with Nik, and the dialogue is entertaining as always. Oh, and AIDAN the AI is back, but doesn't play a critical role unlike in Illuminae. Gemina is like Illuminae since it too is not a book--it's another collection of files, including surveillance footage, DMs, group chats, diagrams, computer screens (sort of) and text art, which looks even better and made me enjoy the narrative more. The conclusion is enthralling as Hanna and Nik save two universes from destroying themselves, escape the BeiTech assault and now all I must do is read Obsidio to discover what happens next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, War, Gun violence, and Animal death

Full trigger warnings: Explosions, death of a parent in the past and a partner, an animal (fish) and other people, physical injury and assault, blood depiction, military violence and war themes, gun violence, murder

sarahsbooklife's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

I loved this book. I thought that I wouldn't like it as much with it following new characters (to start with anyway) but I ended up loving them. 
It's the same nail biting, highstakes, tense sci-fi survival story as the first. Just over a much shorter period of time, days and hours instead of the months in the first book. 
Just as amazing as the first book if not better!😁

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Drug use, Genocide, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Grief, Animal death, and Gore

sarahsbooklife's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

I loved this book. I thought that I wouldn't like it as much with it following new characters (to start with anyway) but I ended up loving them. 
It's the same nail biting, highstakes, tense sci-fi survival story as the first. Just over a much shorter period of time, days and hours instead of the months in the first book. 
Just as amazing as the first book if not better!😁

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Genocide, Violence, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence

Minor: Grief, Animal death, and Gore

maregred's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Animal death, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: War and Genocide

jessi_c's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful tense slow-paced

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

4.25

Exciting follow up to Illuminae! Enjoyed the continuation of biological terror mixed in with man-made hunts. The last 80 pages will keep my head spinning for the next 48 hrs. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Drug use, Grief, Violence, Gun violence, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gore and Death of parent

multiverse

eloise__'s review

4.0

Ella and Mr Biggles II are so great.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, War, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Animal death, and Drug use

Minor: Suicide

linus_rieper's review

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Tore through the book. I loved the first one, though it set an impossible standard to follow. This is still a great book. The action is intense, the stakes are high and it's overall a very immersive experience to read.

I saw a lot more of the twists coming this time, but that can also be satisfying. And overall it was a fascinating read, I feel like I learned something new.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Animal cruelty, Violence, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, Child death, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Suicide and Drug use

lauramcc7's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death of parent, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, Drug use, Drug abuse, Animal cruelty, War, Child death, and Vomit

birdy's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Grief, Child death, Gore, War, Vomit, Cursing, Suicide, Self harm, Medical content, and Mass/school shootings

taryn_g's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Blood, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Gore, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Minor: Child death