Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom

8 reviews

saxonthecurious's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Colonisation

Minor: Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Slavery, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

bethijay's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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? Yes

5.0

This would have been the best book I read in 2024, but it took me until the end of January to finish it. Really intense at times, the story left me guessing. I will definitely be rereading this many years to come.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Racism, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Grief, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

the bad guys die in the end and vengeance is had for all the brutality earlier in the book

ellie_dirthag's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Misogyny, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

devinjai6655's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

The cat does die in the book, beaten to death when Abitha is accused of witchcraft.

library_goth's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective 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? Yes

5.0

I could read this 100 times. The characters are vivid, the storytelling is incredible, the pacing just right. I especially enjoyed the messaging about complicated morals, religious hypocrisy, and the duality of all living things.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexism, Torture, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Confinement, Grief, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Slavery and Suicidal thoughts

alicemorrison1029's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Confinement and Slavery

kumquats87's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Blood, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Racial slurs, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Slavery, Vomit, and Colonisation

beccam22's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Read this if you like:
🌳🧚 Folk Magic
🥀🖤 Hades and Persephone (ish)
👩‍🌾😈 female rage 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism