Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Crier's War by Nina Varela

17 reviews

datgirllani's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Slow in the beginning, but overall an okay read. I wish the build up to the romance between the two mc’s was more evident. The plot is okay nothing too exciting or thrilling happens except for a few bombshells here and there. I will be reading the second to see how the story ends. “…and that was how Crier learned that pain was not finite; there was no limit to woundless hurt.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Classism

Moderate: Genocide, Slavery, Alcohol, and Blood

Minor: Death of parent and Death

jessld95's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

• 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

4.5

I really loved this book and am so excited to read the sequel!! The characters were interesting and deep, and I enjoyed the complex nature of the situation everyone is in. I do feel as though some things developed very quickly and would have liked to see them explored more deeply, but that’s very minor! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Slavery, Colonisation, Classism, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Gaslighting, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Cultural appropriation

anni_swanilda's review

adventurous dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death, Slavery, Blood, Classism, and Grief

Moderate: Drug abuse

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, and Drug use

aimnorth's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-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

The book portrays complex and competing character motivations and emotions in such a realistic way. The characters make understandable wrong choices and they never feel two dimensional or young, though they are. 

The book is very diverse, features lots of LGBTQIA+ representation, touches on darker themes such as slavery and colonialism, and also is enemies to lovers. It makes for a book that deals in heavy topics in a way that is intriguing.

The world building feels appropriately mysterious, conflicting views of origin stories and myths and legends.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery, Classism, and Colonisation

Minor: Death and Death of parent

bluegenes's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense slow-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: Murder, Colonisation, Slavery, and War

Moderate: Blood and Classism

Minor: Gaslighting

piphux's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism and Death

Moderate: Murder, Gaslighting, Blood, Violence, Child death, and Death of parent

Minor: Self harm, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, and Vomit

moonchild_cos's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Classism, Death, and Slavery

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Grief, Classism, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Gore, War, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, and Child abuse

Minor: Drug use, Suicide, Vomit, Torture, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Infertility, Self harm, Addiction, Sexual content, Excrement, and Suicidal thoughts

Discrimination and derogatory terms between in-universe factions. Self-injury for magical purposes.

sabrinalefebvre's review against another edition

Dnf on November 24th (2022), Im sorry I can’t, I’ve been on approximately page 40 for the past week and I can’t seem to continue. I may try this one again one day.

Dnf on page 52

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

frantically's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

4.0

This book dragged a bit at the start of me (and I have to admit — I'm not the biggest sci-fi person) but the last quarter really turned it around for me and I'm probably going to read the next one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Classism, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Murder, Death, Death of parent, and Child death

Minor: Mental illness and Child abuse