Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

The Truth According to Ember by Danica Nava

5 reviews

casserole_cg's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

3.75

themes:
- forbidden romance
- work romance
- forced proximity (one bed) 
- third act breakup 
- racism and interconnectedness of poverty

vibe of the book:
cute, cozy, easy read. high drama. these white men are racist af but ember gets them back. good fluffy romance. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Cultural appropriation, and Abandonment

Moderate: Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism

zombiezami's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.0

This was so funny. I enjoyed the author's voice and look forward to more from her. I've never read any romance novels with non-stereotypical depictions of native romantic leads, and I've only heard of a few others, so I'm glad this exists.

Ember was a little annoying as a character because of all her lies, many of which were completely unnecessary, but I understand that part of her character growth was realizing how unnecessary those lies were. Donoa on the other hand seems to have absolutely no flaws, which is fun to fantasize about, but obviously stretches credulity. Unlike some other romance novels, this book only tells the story from the point of view of one of the romantic leads. I wonder if there would be more character development if the chapters alternated between perspectives. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, and Classism

Moderate: Cursing, Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

Minor: Ableism, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Rape, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

thenextbookdilemma's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted tense

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexism, and Classism

Moderate: Cultural appropriation and Colonisation

saintgalentine's review

challenging emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

3.0

You can tell this is a debut novel, that tries to pack a lot in a short amount of time. My main issue is that Ember literally commits crimes and things happen so quickly you have to suspend disbelief. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Biphobia

readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual content, Cultural appropriation, and Alcohol

Moderate: Confinement, Vomit, and Classism

Minor: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Terminal illness, Violence, Excrement, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation