Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

The Six Deaths of the Saint by Alix E. Harrow

4 reviews

abookwormspov's review

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Gore, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Violence, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Child abuse

peggy_racham's review

5.0

"I know him, and in knowing him I love him, and in loving him I cannot do as he wishes."

Never has a shorter story made me this emotional. Also second person prespective, which I love.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Genocide, Body horror, Death, Grief, Violence, Colonisation, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, War, Gore, and Murder

nefariousbee's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

this books absolutely disarmed me, it's so good. so original, so *intense* in all the ways I love

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, War, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Colonisation, Classism, and Injury/Injury detail

bexbringsbooks's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

There are no saints. And love is a tragedy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Colonisation, Death, Gore, Grief, Murder, Suicide, War, Xenophobia, Blood, Body horror, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Classism, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, and Violence