Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Das Erwachen by Sana Takeda, Jennifer M. Smith, Marjorie Liu, Rus Wooton

76 reviews

nadiaherondale's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.0

I decided to pick this up because the vibes felt similar to Claymore and oh boy it didn't disappoint. The art is amazing and deserves all the awards in the world and I'm liking the story so far. Although I can't in good faith give it a perfect rating 'cause I'm feeling way too lost about the plot and I feel everything is going too quickly, this is still a respectable 4/5. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Genocide, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Ableism and Vomit

eli_like_a_lie's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

I'd say my biggest flaw in this is neither the art (which is stunning) nor the story which is complex and intricate.  It's the combination of them, there is so much text that it doesn't let the art breathe, and at times the story feels unnecessary slow for the sake of the art

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Confinement, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, and Toxic friendship

mburnsides's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Genocide, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and War

vincci's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

It took a bit for me to understand what was going on, and the violence/gore is a bit off-putting, but I am interested in reading the rest of the series. The illustrations are beautiful and the colour scheme really sets the tone (no pun intended) for the story. Interesting to see a work like this coming from a female writer-illustrator duo! 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gore, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Murder, and War

folly's review against another edition

DNF'd 20 pages in. From what I've heard about this series it should be something I'd find interesting but I wasn't prepared for it to start with a bunch of enslaved & tortured children. That's a no from me.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Slavery

miayukino's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood

jetix's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cannibalism and War

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Death of parent

korii48's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Slavery and Kidnapping

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and War

matcha_pages's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and War

a_very_dyslexic_reader's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Cursing