Reviews tagging 'War'

The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna

164 reviews

amcintosh914's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, War, Xenophobia, and Misogyny

emerentina's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Blood, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Rape, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, War, Racism, Physical abuse, and Gore

Moderate: Death of parent, Kidnapping, Trafficking, Slavery, Sexual harassment, and Pregnancy

clawclawclaw's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, and Torture

Moderate: War and Sexual violence

lizzy_elaineee's review

adventurous challenging inspiring 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

4.0

i read this book for one of the february prompts for the diverse baseline challenge. i loved this story, i loved the friendships with deka & all the blood sisters especially britta. i loved the slow burn between deka & keita and how he loves her regardless of any of her circumstances. i loved the found family dynamic as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Torture, War, Abandonment, and Genocide

Minor: Colonisation, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

mj1588's review against another edition

challenging mysterious medium-paced

• 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, War, Cursing, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Gore, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Vomit, Child abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Child death, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Torture, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Violence, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, and Kidnapping

ellyrium's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? N/A

4.25

Really enjoyed this book, would recommend 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Blood, War, Religious bigotry, Gore, Violence, Torture, and Physical abuse

Minor: Child abuse and Sexual assault

chilivanilli28's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Blood, Violence, Child death, Death, and Gore

matcha_pages's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Torture, Misogyny, Blood, and War

Moderate: Rape and Sexual violence

tedwards0697's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Torture

Moderate: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Child abuse, and Gore

Minor: War

bridgettetepper's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

3.0

Some of the writing took away from the story (Repetitive lines, not much left for implication) but the character and story was cool enough to see past it. The beginning was hard for me to grab onto but a few chapters in and I saw the direction a bit better. Overall, nothing super surprising or unique but a good story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, Racism, and Death

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: War, Sexual violence, and Physical abuse