Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri

27 reviews

shadowearitei101's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Slavery and Suicidal thoughts

jes7037's review against another edition

I got about halfway through, but for some reason it just wasn't working for me. It's written well and there were definitely parts I liked, but nothing really grabbed my attention. The magic system was kinda interesting, but everything else... Just meh overall.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexism, and Slavery

Minor: Death and Blood

prunechips's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Colonisation, and Classism

hailstorm3812's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

4.0

This was an enjoyable book. Not sure why it was chosen for the romance book club but hte subplot of the romance is quite compelling. I liked the world building and characterization. Overall a stong book but I kept comparing it to her later work which I like much better unfortunately.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexism, Slavery, and Sexual harassment

bluberrybooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Abandonment

mirifairy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, and Murder

Moderate: Slavery, Xenophobia, and Blood

Minor: Suicide

matcha_pages's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad slow-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Slavery

icewindgale's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery

mandkips's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Slavery, Torture, and Blood

Minor: Suicide

katieduffy151's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.25

This book was wonderful. Within moments of picking it up, I immediately cared about the main character and those she loved (her sister, her mentor). The world building and the magic infused into it was masterfully done. The pace was good, it kept the plot moving but not too fast. The love story at the heart of the book was truly wonderful, respectful and moved beautifully. The conflict and intrigue was tense between the main characters and the villain. There was strong character development from both Mehr and Amun. My only gripe was that the end wrapped itself up too quickly and that I would have liked to have seen what happens in the future with the side characters introduced to us at the start of the novel. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery and Violence