Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri

25 reviews

mariadanna's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

michelleighreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Murder, and Slavery

tourmaline_and_tomes's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Xenophobia

gattolinos_nerdy_nook's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

I tend to struggle with slow paced books, but this was worth the pace. It really helped build the atmosphere when reading and it pays off in a number of ways.

I really liked how the book was set out. It was surprisingly not at all what I was expecting when I read the blurb, but I still found myself enjoying it.
There was a lot of build up and tense moments that by the end of the book felt more rewarding when they were resolved. I thought the ending was really well done, and put a smile on my face.

I found that the relationships in this book, whilst not super complex to follow, felt like there was more happening than the standard tropes or stereotypes that we often see in writing. I enjoyed reading that, but it does feel like if this book followed the same characters and was a longer series these relationships would have spanned into a more complex and compelling part of the story.

This book, whilst not what I was expecting, was still a good read. I found the characters interesting and the story intriguing. I cannot wait until I can go to the bookstore and get the sequel. It follows different characters and it seems like a bit of time has passed so I'm interested to see how that will play out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Blood

kaceyatwood's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I really liked this book but something about the way it was written just didn't hit right for me. It was still a great read and an interesting story. I'm not sure exactly what but something just felt like it was missing from the book. I probably won't reread it but I dont regret reading it either. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery

Moderate: Murder and Torture

Minor: Rape

mizu's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Murder, Physical abuse, and Racism

Minor: Genocide, Child abuse, and Misogyny

imds's review against another edition

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Murder, and Racism

Minor: Rape

pyrojack's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Violence, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Racism, Physical abuse, Murder, Emotional abuse, and Bullying

Moderate: Blood, Genocide, Death, and Colonisation

Minor: Abandonment and Alcohol

griffinthief's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Grief, Physical abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Abandonment, Bullying, Confinement, Murder, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, and Violence

morganphoenix's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Slavery, Confinement, and Murder

Moderate: Genocide, Bullying, and Physical abuse

Minor: Infertility and Suicide