Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Skyhunter by Marie Lu

6 reviews

guessgreenleaf's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Colonisation, Racism, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, War, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, and Pandemic/Epidemic

greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation, Grief, Death, Physical abuse, Racism, War, Ableism, Death of parent, Violence, and Blood

mschmitz's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? No

3.75

Wow, I really enjoyed this book. I have a hard time reading YA as I get older because the characters always seem to be the same - they have the same appearances, they are quite whiny, powerful people fall head over heels for them for no reason, and they are all-powerful and special for no good reason. I'm really tired of it tbh. This story has a diverse mix of characters and the author did a great job developing all of them. The MC is from a fictional land, but I think her appearances are reflective of maybe south Asian people's appearances. Also, she is part of the disabled community, which is really cool since we don't see a lot of representation of that community as a leading character.
It was also very refreshing to finally read a book about warriors where there is no sexism. Like not once. It's not even mentioned passively. Loved that.
It's not a romantic story, and I am not sure if it will go in that direction in the next book, but I kind of have a feeling it won't. So if you are looking for some romance, then this book probably won't satisfy you. I do however recommend it if you are looking for a somewhat unique dystopian fantasy. The world building is clear and done well, and the characters are nicely written. I became quite invested in their feelings, their traumas, their relationships, and their growth. I look forward to reading the second book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

Moderate: Colonisation, Xenophobia, and Ableism

malomegh's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, and War

sankta_aleena's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, War, Violence, Torture, Sexism, Racism, Physical abuse, Murder, Gore, Death of parent, Death, Confinement, Colonisation, Child death, and Blood

sarahdh's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Xenophobia, and Colonisation

Minor: Torture and Death of parent