Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Dreams of Gods & Monsters by Laini Taylor

5 reviews

vaguelyredhead's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense slow-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and War

Moderate: Colonisation, Torture, and Sexism

Minor: Sexual assault

ellie_gonzalez's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Ableism, Colonisation, Religious bigotry, and War

doodeedoda's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Death, Grief, and War

Moderate: Violence, Torture, and Colonisation

Minor: Child death, Rape, Child abuse, Classism, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Racism, Sexism, and Bullying

strange's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

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

2.75

I can’t say I disliked this book overall, but I found it to be a bit of a disappointing conclusion 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and War

Moderate: Colonisation, Blood, and Violence

Minor: Grief and Torture

bringmybooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

Original Read: 2015, Re-Read: July 2023
Original Rating 4 ★ , Re-Read Rating 5 ★

✨ 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 ✨ B̷O̷R̷R̷O̷W̷ B̷Y̷P̷A̷S̷S̷

OKAY BUT COME ON HOW IS THIS SO GOOD

(I have minor squabbles re: the ending because I feel like it left a couple of things open ended and I mean it’s fine for them to be open ended because you basically know what’s happening but also I wanted more?? And yeah I know the book was already 600+ pages but I would have read 100 more and that’s the truth) 

ALSO LIRAZ’S CHARACTER ARC IS UNPARALLED GENIUS 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Blood, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Colonisation

Minor: Child death, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Bullying, Sexism, Rape, and Sexual assault