Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Wings of Ebony by J. Elle

7 reviews

corncake's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Torture, Violence, and Abandonment

Moderate: Gore, Blood, Colonisation, Cursing, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Car accident, Kidnapping, and Grief

shannnne_reads_words's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Racism, and Hate crime

Moderate: Classism, Child death, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Abandonment, Murder, and Grief

Minor: Cursing

mattyb's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Child death, and Racial slurs

calamitywindpetal's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Violence, Murder, Death, Death of parent, Child death, and Racism

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Vomit, Car accident, Classism, Grief, Colonisation, Blood, and Kidnapping

Minor: Drug use and Genocide

thewildmageslibrary's review against another edition

4.0

I finally read this! And, I gotta say:

I KNEW SOMETHING WAS UP WITH GHIZON!

Rue would do anything for her family and that's one of her best qualities. <3 I can't wait to see what happens in the sequel!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Colonisation, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Murder, Police brutality, Gun violence, and Grief

Minor: Child death and Medical content

stormywolf's review

adventurous challenging inspiring 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 believe I found this one through Facebook and/or new release emails from my library. Since reading Legendborn last year I'm really interested in reading fantasy woven into and around Black traditions and experiences. Other than reading the summary blurb, I really had no idea what I was getting into, or just how much this book would dig its claws into me.

Read my full review at The Wolf's Den

Overall, I highly recommend this book. This was the first book about the Black experience and systemic racism that had me legitimately questioning my own views and prejudices by offering some conflicts in shades of gray. As a debut novel, there are some rough edges still to be worked out, but I'm trusting details (like with magic and the title of the book) will be further addressed in the upcoming sequel(s). If you're interested in or looking to get into YA fantasy, social justice reform, Afrofuturism, or other subjects concerning Black experiences, this one is definitely worth a read. I, for one, am definitely going to be returning to this series as soon as I can. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Racism, Racial slurs, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Blood and Genocide

Minor: Bullying, Child death, and Grief

0ri's review

adventurous challenging emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

Book started off a bit predictable, but then swerved hard and was a ride.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Child death, Violence, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Racism