Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

Lady Smoke by Laura Sebastian

3 reviews

mariyah_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-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

4.25

Blaise annoys me. I didn't really like Soren in the first book but I'm actually growing to like the whole dynamic between him and Theo.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, War, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Classism, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Death, Hate crime, Death of parent, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Kidnapping, Confinement, Genocide, Grief, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, Rape, and Toxic friendship

tiana_king's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Mental illness, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Genocide, Slavery, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Rape

savanhahope's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

So far this is my favorite book of the trilogy. I'm excited to see where the third installment goes. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Murder, Slavery, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit, Torture, Pedophilia, and Homophobia

Because it's YA most things aren't described in too much detail but just a heads up that it is there