Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

The Rosewater Insurrection by Tade Thompson

3 reviews

anjasshelf's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death, Gore, Murder, Cursing, Body horror, War, and Sexual content

Moderate: Rape and Sexual violence

Minor: Sexual assault and Adult/minor relationship

gattolinos_nerdy_nook's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

I figured out why it was so hard to describe this series. This is a character focused book but the events of the story are both character and plot driven. This combination makes for an interesting read, and leaves you thinking about the book once it is over.

Unlike the previous book this had multiple POVs that we see the events of the story unfold through. Some are familiar characters we have seen or heard about from the previous book, and some are completely brand new. I loved following all the different perspectives as everyone has to adjust to their new lives and way of living that they have been thrusted into.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, and War

Minor: Child death, Homophobia, and Sexual content

sarah984's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

This book builds skillfully on the concepts from the last one, and the multiple POVs are a definite improvement (it's actually really interesting to see how everyone else sees Kaaro). I loved the webs of plots and relationships between the characters, but there was a little too much gratuitous sexual violence for me to give it 4 stars. Like yes I get the purpose of showing the "rape camp" run by the criminal army but the blase way it's described was a little much. 

Overall though, great sequel. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence

Minor: Ableism, Self harm, Racism, and Pregnancy