Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Year of the Reaper by Makiia Lucier

7 reviews

lausiusplau's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, Violence, and Infertility

_kayla_marie_'s review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

5.0

This book had everything I wanted in it. Adventure, combat and slow burn romance and an intelligent and independent woman character to name a few. It's written wonderfully and I was never bored while reading it. It's still my favorite book and I've read many more since.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Blood, Terminal illness, Gore, and Torture

Moderate: Grief

Detailed description of boils on the body

bookish_purrsuits's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, War, Fire/Fire injury, and Slavery

teifrank's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? No

4.5

I was trying to explain this book to someone when i was about 20% in. I started off by saying there's not much going on but realized that there's a lot going on! I started the book last month and would read it during work but picked it back up 3 days ago and had a hard time putting it down. It's such an engaging story. I truly fell for Cas as a main character.. he struggled with what he's been through for 3 years and all that trauma while still being a stand up guy with integrity. Of course I was all for the love interest and I was happy he was reunited with family and friends. But one of my favorite interactions was between him and the queen and how their dynamic changed from their first encounter to their last. I did predict the 'big twist' right before the reveal *literally the page before* but that still didn't take away from the enjoyment of the story and all that unfolded after. I will probably reread in the future if the story fades and I want to be reminded of it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Slavery, and Torture

gingercat99's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Abandonment

h_reads98's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Slavery, Violence, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Child death and Death of parent

Minor: War, Sexism, Mental illness, and Confinement

kestrel's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

 I loved this book so much! It's an overall well-crafted story with characters that feel real, and with a very cozy atmosphere despite the horrible things that happened in the past and the new danger in the present. While I can think of possible additions that could have made the book perfect (like perhaps a few pages more with the main antagonist), I feel so emotionally connected with this story that I don't care. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Slavery, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Infertility, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Child death, Vomit, and War