Reviews tagging 'War'

Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather

14 reviews

devynreadsnovels's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Blood, Colonisation, Death, Gun violence, Dementia, Gore, Murder, Violence, Grief, Terminal illness, Police brutality, and War

simonlorden's review

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

this was a fascinating story about living ships, religion and propaganda. I was unsure about all the Catholicism at first, but the Sisters in this are good people who want to do good.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War

rmgmorrow's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Genocide, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Injury/Injury detail

bookishparadox's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic, Dementia, Colonisation, War, Animal death, and Violence

Minor: Religious bigotry

rebelliosa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: War

Minor: Death

szuum's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Dementia

Minor: War

motaki's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

If only the pace of this novella wouldn't be so uneven!
The first part dragged a little bit and the end felt too rushed but I really liked Lucia, Faustina and Gemma, hope we will see them again in the second book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War and Death

sophiesmallhands's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Dementia, and Religious bigotry

Minor: War

motherbeetle's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

I absolutely loved this book! There is so much world building and characterization in such a small amount of time. I can’t wait to read the second book & see what happens next! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Violence, and Gore

yush's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

3.25

I felt as though the book was quite rushed at times. I feel like there was a lot of points of views and it got confusing to keep up with each characters storyline. It also left me feeling as though some plot lines were unresolved or half-baked. I often found myself searching for the significance of a plot line (

The debate about whether the ship has a soul

) or point of view (mostly Sister Faustian) or character (

Father Giovanni 

)

To me, the book felt like the starting chapters of a novel rather than a complete story in itself. 

That being said the storyline of Mother Reverend carried this book for me. I was invested so heavily in her journey and I love every part of that adventure. Without that plot line I’d likely have rated this story a 2. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Terminal illness, and War