Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty

22 reviews

whats_hannah_reading's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense 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

This is my first five star review of 2023.

I absolutely LOVE this book. I love the characters. The storyline and it's pace is fantastic. The world building and magic system is so unique. Amazing book and I will definitely be recommending it to others. 

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery, Torture, Colonisation, War, Violence, Murder, Death, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Rape

errie's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Blood, Death, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, Trafficking, and Violence

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, War, Child death, Genocide, and Child abuse

madamenovelist's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, War, Slavery, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death, Colonisation, Child death, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Racism, Misogyny, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

relin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Medical trauma, Slavery, Violence, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Kidnapping, Grief, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Murder, Medical content, and Genocide

Moderate: Classism, Colonisation, Hate crime, War, Outing, Alcohol, Cursing, and Self harm

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, and Xenophobia

laurenkimoto's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I do love some political intrigue fantasy 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Classism, Death, Slavery, Colonisation, Genocide, Hate crime, Murder, and War

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Animal death, Blood, Drug abuse, Grief, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Police brutality, and Racism

bookishfaye's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense 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

4.75

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.75/5 I can feel in my bones that this series is going to be groundbreaking for me 

🍂 positives:
- I love all of the characters and how complex they are & the dynamics between them all!

Nahri is such a bad bitch, Ali is so intriguing & his dynamic with Nahri makes my heart go pitter patter, Ali’s dad Ghassen honestly gives me president snow vibes if he had like a shred of empathy?? & his intensity is so wild & his almost cat and mouse game with Nahri is everything, I NEED to know more about Dara he is such an intriguing character, & also Ali’s brother!!! Is queer!!!!????? We love to see it!!

- the world is so interesting & vivid & the magic system is so unbelievably cool & unique
- I love where the storyline is going & how this set up the next book is absolutely *chefs kiss*
- I love how easily digestible this writing style was

🍂 negatives:
- the beginning 1/3 of this book felt a tad info dumpy on Ali’s perspectives,

I really didn’t comprehend his entirely until he was with Nahri like halfway through the book.

I did really enjoy Nahri’s POV’s though!
- the pacing throughout the middle chunk of the book did feel quite slow at times & almost took me out of it here and there

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Gore, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Violence, Colonisation, Classism, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, War, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, and Sexual violence

isleoflinds's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Kidnapping, Murder, Toxic friendship, War, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Genocide, Gore, Racism, Toxic relationship, Self harm, and Violence

Moderate: Homophobia, War, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Rape, Xenophobia, Body horror, Gore, Genocide, Grief, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Animal death, Colonisation, Incest, Sexual content, Torture, Infertility, and Infidelity

mscalls's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Alcohol, Colonisation, Death, Drug use, Violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Torture, War, Genocide, Gore, Grief, and Medical content

teri_b's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I have always been interested into stories that feature djinns and take place in sandy environments.

Now finally, I made it to this trilogy.

Loved to go to Daevabad and discover the many layers of the city and its inhabitants.

Was at the beginning rather lost with all the specific names and concepts that were thrown at me. After a while the story took over and it became a read that just wanted to be finished.

Now, I am curious to see how the story continues.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Racism

Moderate: Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Racism, Torture, Violence, and War

thereadingshelf's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Colonisation, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Trafficking, Violence, and War

Minor: Animal death, Rape, and Sexual assault