Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'

The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden

9 reviews

amandadevoursbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.25

This book is absolutely bananas. The book is told from multiple POVs, each with their own voice and each adding to the story progression. It's got AIs, demi-gods, a drag queen, and a singer. I will definitely read it again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia and Murder

Minor: Fatphobia

thatwasmyfavorite's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Violence, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

Moderate: Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Deadnaming, Transphobia, Rape, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Dysphoria

disco_sophia's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

4.0

This book was very good, even though I feel it stumbled a bit across the finish line. The characters are all interesting and flawed, but relatable and likeable. The story is tense and surprisingly dark at times. The magic system, godlike powers what have you, are a little all over the place but it never gets too extreme, and they're explained well enough without going too far into it to be confusing. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys a little darker sci-fi featuring a mishmash assortment of characters struggling to do what they think is right.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Rape, and Self harm

Moderate: Violence and Death

Minor: Transphobia

toopunkrockforshul's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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

5.0

This book was such a great mix of sci fi and fantasy! Loved the balance of robots and gods and pop stars, as well as the variety of queer characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Blood, Gore, Abandonment, Death, Torture, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Transphobia

bookbunnie's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny sad 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

2.0

I wanted so badly to love this, but finishing it was an absolute chore. 

The plot didn’t really exist. I didn’t care at all about the outcome because I wasn’t even sure what was happening. 2 of the main characters could have been removed and it would have barely changed anything. This felt more like the author wanted to put as many whacky things in one book than they wanted to have a cohesive plot to tie the concepts together. 

It’s like, saying the selling points of the novel make it sound incredible- who doesn’t want to read about a clash of AI and gods? Turns out, about halfway through the book, I didn’t care because the plot fell out. The world building was also sparse and not immersive. The present except there’s some weird robots that feel too retro to actually be futuristic. 

There was also some child abuse throughout the entire novel that did not sit well with me, as well as a bizarre stance on chronic pain that could have been interesting but became too convoluted to make sense. 

There were some funny one-liners and a cute gay relationship that I enjoyed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Gore

Moderate: Sexual assault and Transphobia

tascaraudo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious fast-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

What a wonderful world Drayden has given us. I loved the characterization of the robots. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Murder, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Violence, and Rape

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Transphobia

wardenred's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

3.0

 

I... honestly have no idea what my impression of this book even is. On one hand, it was a reasonably quick and mostly enjoyable read for me, mostly because there wasn't a single character who wasn't interesting to follow. On the other hand, there was just too much going on, which paradoxically led to a distinct feeling of "not enough." With the story constantly jumping between viewpoints, and big events, and various aspects of the setting, every individual storyline remained underexplored. Things kind of got tied together, somewhat, toward the end, but it still felt a lot like I was reading a bunch of different books at once. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Deadnaming, Drug use, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Rape, Medical trauma, Child abuse, and Chronic illness

bookreviewsgr's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious 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

3.75

Το The prey of gods έχει όλα αυτά που θα ήθελα να έχει ένα βιβλίο επιστημονικής φαντασίας. Τεχνολογία, ρομπότ και diverse χαρακτήρες. Έχει επίσης και κάποια fantasy στοιχεία, τα οποία περίμενα ότι δε θα μου άρεσαν, αλλά η συγγραφέας τα έχει δέσει εξαιρετικά μεταξύ τους. Διαβάστε αναλυτικά την άποψή μου στο  <a href="https://bookreviewsgr.home.blog/2021/03/21/the-prey-of-gods/">blog μου</a>.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Chronic illness, Transphobia, Blood, Violence, Mental illness, Drug use, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

bookishgems's review against another edition

adventurous reflective tense fast-paced

• 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: Drug abuse

Moderate: Genocide

Minor: Child abuse and Transphobia