Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Las serpientes de plata by Roshani Chokshi

4 reviews

madamenovelist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Religious bigotry, Murder, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Hate crime, Grief, Death, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Colonisation, Body horror, Antisemitism, Blood, Gore, Xenophobia, Physical abuse, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Genocide, and Sexual content

strange's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional lighthearted mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

Definitely a strong case of middle book syndrome, but left me excited for the sequel!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Blood, and Child death

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Sexual content and Antisemitism

moonytoast's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

genuinely in love with this series

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Death

Moderate: Antisemitism, Colonisation, and Grief

Minor: Violence, Sexual content, and Racism

plumpaperbacks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I absolutely adored this book. The characters are some of my favorites; they’ve all got a special place in my heart, which is thoroughly broken right now. I’m distraught. Roshani Chokshi is an evil genius. She put a brilliant ensemble cast, heartwarming friendships, agonizing romantic tension, mysterious treasure hunts, multiple explosions, banter aplenty, intriguing magic,  unbelievably high stakes, and relevant discussions on many topics including racism and antisemitism all in one book barely over 400 pages. She really did that. I don’t even know what to say. I can only express myself through sad memes as I wait desperately for book three.

Representation:

• Séverin is biracial (French-Algerian)
• Laila is Indian, has anxiety
• Enrique is queer, biracial (Spanish-Filipino)
• Zofia is Jewish, autistic
• Hypnos is biracial (Black), queer

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Self harm, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Blood, Antisemitism, and Infertility

Minor: Animal cruelty, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

There’s one scene where a character remembers witnessing a stranger’s suicide as a child.