Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Son of the Storm by Suyi Davies Okungbowa

8 reviews

onthesamepage's review against another edition

I appreciated the scope of the world and the fact that all characters are Black. The prologue does a pretty good job in setting up a bit of intrigue. Unfortunately, I found my interest steadily waning afterwards.

There's a lot of worldbuilding and a lot of information at the beginning, so the start is incredibly slow. I didn't find much to latch onto in the characters, either. At the point where I stopped, which is 14% into a pretty big book, I still had no clear idea of where these characters were going and what they wanted to achieve. 

I do think there's potential for an interesting story, I just don't think I'm the right reader for this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Torture, and Classism

bookishkellyn's review against another edition

adventurous tense

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

4.0

In Bassa, a reverse caste system–where lighter skin is looked down upon to the point of segregation–is upheld. Dansko is ‘mixed’ and therefore basically shunned, despite his academic excellence as a university scholar. After the appearance of a fabled “Yellowskin” (Lilong), his curiosity sets him and his betrothed (Esheme) on different life-changing paths, and Dansko discovers that his otherness may be a gift. The story sucked me in immediately, lulled in the middle, and then somewhat dragged at the end due to Esheme’s role as a one-dimensional villain.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, and Classism

Minor: Pregnancy, Death of parent, War, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, and Genocide

lanid's review

adventurous mysterious

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Classism, Gore, and Violence

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Deportation, Xenophobia, and Pregnancy

lady_valhella's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Suicide attempt, Classism, Police brutality, Pregnancy, and Slavery

zombiezami's review against another edition

A third of the way in, and it still just wasn't grabbing me. The plot feels very uninspired. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Death, Torture, Police brutality, Classism, Xenophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit, Infidelity, and Death of parent

Minor: Rape

Colorism

seanml's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious slow-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

3.5

Son of the Storm is a good start to a fantasy series, with tons of potential. The pace of the book I found to be somewhat slow for a while, and a lack of drive in the voice made it so that I had a hard time getting through initially. There is also a large roster of characters to keep track of and racial castes, which were probably the hardest to remember. Despite that, Son of the Storm has a great deal of worldbuilding put into it. It also has a fun magic system that can allow for deus ex machina moments without feeling that they come out of nowhere. The last 100 pages pick up in speed, and that’s mostly thanks to Esheme, who is a wonderfully entertaining antagonist to follow. Looking forward to the second installment! 7/10.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Violence, Classism, Xenophobia, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Racial slurs, Child death, Genocide, Abortion, Animal death, Gore, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

Minor: Medical content, Miscarriage, Cursing, and Bullying

embee3's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Abortion, Classism, and Pregnancy

daniellestarredpages's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pregnancy, Death, Death of parent, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Violence, Vomit, and War

Moderate: Grief, Slavery, and Cursing