Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Defiant by Brandon Sanderson

6 reviews

keepsleep's review against another edition

adventurous reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Colonisation, War, Death, Animal death, and Violence

Minor: Vomit, Medical trauma, Slavery, Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Cursing, Animal cruelty, Kidnapping, and Gun violence

blythemind's review

adventurous hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I wish there was more. This would be a great book series for young reader new to Sci-Fi. I really enjoyed the social intricacies of species learning to interact on an intergalactic stage, though I can understand if others found that aspect of the story a bit boring. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Animal death, Confinement, Colonisation, Death, Animal cruelty, Abandonment, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Xenophobia, Violence, and War

harrisgrace's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia, Colonisation, Death, War, and Violence

bergha1998's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I’m not going to lie this one took me a bit to get into. I don’t know if it was because it’s been awhile since I read the first three books in the series, but this one just dragged in the first 1/2 for me. After the 1/2 way point I really enjoyed it. 

Coming of Age, Romance Subplots

“I don’t think most people want to do what’s right. That’s what makes doing the right thing noble. It’s a conscious choice. A hard one. If it were easy, why would we respect it so much?”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, Colonisation, Violence, War, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death, and Gun violence

aileron's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, and Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, Xenophobia, Confinement, Grief, Slavery, Animal death, and Suicide

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Colonisation, and Death of parent

laguerrelewis's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective tense 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

5.0

What a sendoff to Spensa and Skyward Flight. Brandon Sanderson has given us a finale worthy of all the buildup and growth of these characters and this beautiful, expansive world. It’s incredible to see how much Spensa has grown, and to see how far the characters we’ve become attached to have come. This book gave me everything I loved from previous books, and kept me surprised at several turns—I gasped out loud at least twice. The culmination of Spensa’s arc and the self reflection she has been having in the past installments really does pay off in a beautiful way, too. If you love Spensa and co. like I did, you surely will not be disappointed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Medical content, Murder, Confinement, Violence, Animal cruelty, and Animal death