Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton

7 reviews

thecasualbooknerd's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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? Yes

4.25

I really enjoyed this one! It really feels like the first book in the series, but I appreciate the care and time taken to really draw us into the world of Miraji. Love an impulsive female MC, you don’t see a lot of those <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Gun violence

adamparrishlover's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Misogyny, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Police brutality, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Child abuse, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Sexism, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Pedophilia, Rape, Gore, and Sexual assault

Minor: Alcoholism and Colonisation

imds's review against another edition

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Abandonment, Misogyny, War, Death of parent, Xenophobia, Violence, Murder, Gun violence, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Sexual violence

confusedmuse's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

3.5

Fantastic world building. The end of the book is a pretty good stopping point, so I'm not sure yet if I'll pick up the rest of the series, but overall it's a solid read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Blood and Death

scribblesandsuch's review against another edition

adventurous fast-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

A very fun read, I love the universe and appreciated the chemistry between the two main characters- it was a nice change to have them blatantly into each other from the start, instead of contrived distaste for one another

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence and Violence

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexism, and Sexual violence

beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Sexism, and Violence

Minor: Vomit

One character is

burned alive through magical means

penofpossibilities's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful relaxing

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Re-read this book last night and today because I was in need of a comfort read! I remember being pleasantly surprised by this story the first time I read it and I still loved it so much! I felt very emotional as I read about all the characters I have come to love in this series being introduced and learning to trust each other. I also absolutely love the setting, the writing is fun and just lush enough and very action packed, the magic is A++, I lOVE ME SOME FOUND FAMILY, Shazad and Hala have my entire heart- ugh😭❤.
All though I don't feel anything about the main romance I'm giving it a pass bcs it's not problematic or anything either and doesn't interrupt with the main plotline.
It's such an epic story that gives me the perfect escapism and has enough tragedy to keep me invested as well😍
long story short I RECOMMEND, PLS PICK THIS UP IF YOU LIKE YA FANTASY AND FOUND FAMILY AND REBEL WARS. :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Incest and Alcoholism