Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen

33 reviews

zombiezami's review against another edition

Loved the premise, but the execution didn't hold my attention

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent, Child death, Confinement, Slavery, Alcohol, and Animal death

Minor: Colonisation

a_random_fangirl's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad tense 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Blood, Colonisation, Murder, Slavery, Death, and Gore

bbygirl21's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This is a good book. It just wasn't my favorite. I'm mostly a romance reader, so even in a mythology packed fantasy book, I need at least some romance in it, and they're just wasn't in this book. The main character and the boy she saved are supposed to like each other, but I just didn't feel any romantic chemistry between them. Maybe that develops more in the second book, but I don't plan on reading that yet. 

I did get quite emotional at some parts. Especially when it came to a particular death scene. I thought the writing was great, even if it wasn't for me. The ending was really good as well. 

The ending is done well enough that you wouldn't necessarily need to read the second book. Yes it ends kind of open ended, with some questions left unanswered. But I don't necessarily consider it a cliffhanger. You could stop with this book and be fine in my opinion. 

Overall this is a good book. I loved the mythology and the plotline. I wanted more romance, but if that's not your thing this is definitely for you. I'd probably still recommend this even if it wasn't entirely for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Body horror, Grief, Blood, Death, Genocide, Confinement, Murder, Colonisation, Child death, Racism, Slavery, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Physical abuse, Violence, and Trafficking

Minor: Pregnancy

ziraphen's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Death

Moderate: Colonisation

Minor: Suicide attempt

kylosten's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Slavery

Moderate: Death and Colonisation

achay91's review

adventurous 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Slavery, Kidnapping, and Blood

befrazzledenby's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Torture, Violence, Racism, Slavery, and Animal death

corin_134340's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Slavery, Violence, and Colonisation

jaja_1212's review

adventurous dark 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? No

4.0

Read this for younger me, who missed out on this kind of representation in fantasy books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Violence, Death, and Slavery

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Kidnapping

vercopaanir's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

4.5

I felt like this book started off slow, although that could totally have been a lack of interest because it didn’t have the same vibes as the book I finished prior.  But once it got going, it was really good.  I loved the story, learning about West African mythology, and the characters.  Simi is an amazing MC.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Colonisation, Genocide, Kidnapping, Racism, Slavery, and Suicide attempt

The book takes place in the mid-1400s, so there is talk about White Europeans kidnapping and buying West Africans during the early slave trade. These are important catalysts for the events of the book and mentioned throughout, but the book is not about enslavement. The author gives a clear content note in the beginning for those concerned, as well.