Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Hacienda by Isabel Cañas

81 reviews

regen20's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Abortion, and Pregnancy

dckathleen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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? No

4.75

This book was excellent. I found the ending sad and a bit rushed, but otherwise this book was really great. It covers colorism, classism, colonialism, and other issues as the backdrop to this gothic story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Colonisation, and Classism

leahrosiee's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

author2223's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Abortion

Minor: Racism and War

kattyenn's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Murder

Moderate: Colonisation and Classism

Minor: Emotional abuse, Rape, and Abortion

bedtimesandbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Classism

malhale's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Colonisation

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Rape and Abortion

katievh's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

Moderate: Sexual content, Abortion, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Colonisation, and War

maregred's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

p_gonza2's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Vomit, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Colonisation