Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Книга шипов и огня by Рэй Карсон, Rae Carson

3 reviews

bookdragon1000's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

I love this book! I’ve reread it several times in the last couple of years and it never loses its quick and emotional storyline with an amazing character whom really grows into her power. The world is amazing too - an original mix of Spain and Arabia with an interesting colonialism element. Carson doesn’t shy away from the more serious aspects of the court and shows just how difficult it could be for a foreign princess to marry into a court that still loved their latest queen and were expecting her to be the same. Love it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Fatphobia

Moderate: Body shaming and Colonisation

Minor: Death, Rape, Violence, and War

kassidyreads's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, and Blood

Moderate: Eating disorder, Violence, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Self harm, Torture, Death of parent, and Colonisation

cleo_wylde's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring 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

3.75

less of a plot spoiler and more a general one: the main character is a fat woman and she experiences a lot of internalised fatphobia as well as fatphobia and weight stigma from others. She often "comfort eats" or binges and this is seen as a bad/lazy/gross thing. Her weight loss (which is in part due to food scarcity) is celebrated. I found it really frustrating, tbh. Why not just have a fat character??? </Spoiler>

A heads up that this is a pretty religious book (fictional religion) and there are lots of religious themes, praying, missions from God, etc. If that's something that bothers you or that you don't like, you may want to skip this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Blood, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity