Reviews tagging 'Racism'

The Dragonet Prophecy by Tui T. Sutherland

6 reviews

hedyharper's review

adventurous funny lighthearted sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Violence, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, War, Ableism, Abandonment, Animal death, Racism, Animal cruelty, and Bullying

breeoxd's review

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

4.0

My daughter has been obsessed with this series for a year, and she not-so-subtly put it on my nightstand so I thought I should give it a go. Very sweet chosen-one dragons of destiny book. 

World building was a little shakey, but understandable as they were underground for half the book. Love the found family aspect. Was a bit surprised at some of the innuendo/ hinted adult themes. The gladiator action, King Herrod/ Jesus dragon egg holocaust, racial discrimination/ lazy immigrant narrative (Glory)clays mom definitely giving off prostitute/ pawn shop vibes. It was a lot. I don’t think my kiddo got the same things out of it, of course, but as an adult these themes popped out. 

Overall this was very engaging and engrossing for its intended age range.  I’d probably rate it 3.75 for an adult and I’m  excited to read the next in the series.

"He wished he were big enough to be brave and brave enough to be big." (Tui T. Sutherland, The Dragonet Prophecy)

---

Content Warnings

Minor: Violence, Abandonment, and Racism

schausjk's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

3.75

This was a fairly decent middle grade fantasy. I didn't enjoy it as much as I have some other middle grade sci fi/fantasy books I've read in recent years, but then again I'm also definitely not the target audience here and I know this would have been something I enjoyed immensely as a kid. It has a similar level of violence to the Warriors series (which is unsurprising, as the author was part of the Erin Hunter team), and sets the tone of the book pretty well right from the prologue. I am interested to see where this series goes.

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, War, Gore, Racism, Death, Animal death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Torture

Minor: Slavery

mburnsides's review

adventurous dark funny hopeful tense 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? Yes

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, War, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Animal death, and Confinement

orchidlilly's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Classism, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Murder, Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Bullying, Abandonment, Classism, Confinement, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Gore, Animal cruelty, Gaslighting, War, and Kidnapping

Minor: Genocide, Trafficking, and Body shaming

the_reading_fairy's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Animal death, Child abuse, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Gore, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, Confinement, Death of parent, Murder, Physical abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Kidnapping, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Minor: Vomit, Pregnancy, and Sexism