Reviews tagging 'Cultural appropriation'

What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez

19 reviews

frenchpants's review against another edition

It took me months to get ahold of this book, but I can't stand the main character. I really tried to push through, but she just became too much for me to handle. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Colonisation, and Cultural appropriation

Moderate: Death of parent, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Confinement

agathajanemaud1908's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful informative mysterious relaxing 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

5.0

I loved this book so much! It’s described as The Mummy meets Death on the Nile, but I think it’s more like The Mummy meets the Amelia Peabody series, which is an ideal combination to me. 
I took two weeks longer to finish it than it should have if I hadn’t taken a break because I didn’t want it to be over. Can’t wait for the sequel!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Gun violence, Cultural appropriation, Sexism, Death of parent, Alcohol, Racism, Confinement, and Grief

Moderate: Blood and Violence

Minor: Addiction

kbowles24's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Abandonment, Colonisation, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol, Cultural appropriation, Racism, War, Murder, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Confinement, Kidnapping, and Violence

aestass's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

For fans of Amelia Peabodys books, this is a mystery/fantasy/romance that takes place in the mid 19th century. It discusses women’s freedoms, Egyptian antiquity dealings, and of course, Cleopatra.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Kidnapping, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Animal death, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Alcoholism, Racism, and Alcohol

This is part one of a series or duology.

rafritz1's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Gun violence, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Child death, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Colonisation, Alcohol, and Abandonment

Minor: Misogyny

amandafitz's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Misogyny, Addiction, Cultural appropriation, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Death, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Sexism, Violence, Colonisation, Confinement, and Infidelity

vanessamariebooks's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.5

Check out our Diversity is Lit bookclub discussion (SPOILERS IN IT) to see my thoughts: https://www.youtube.com/live/QiXroIQC7-I?si=JVAbA9_LjOzdoHXv 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, and Grief

Minor: Cursing

annagrams10's review

adventurous 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Gore

sarahstueve's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Murder, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Death, Violence, and Death of parent

mattyroh07's review

adventurous emotional informative mysterious tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Gun violence

Minor: Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Sexual content, Abandonment, Cursing, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, and Death of parent