Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri

39 reviews

remescient's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

I wanted to love this book more than I did, but I think it really needed a more ruthless editor. There are parts that just get too mired in dialogue to be enjoyable, and the

imprisonment on the Hirana

could have benefitted from tighter writing. On the positive side, I adored the world building and the characters were interesting. It's a beautiful world, I hope we get to see more of it in the next book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Murder, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Violence, Xenophobia, Colonisation, Death, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Emotional abuse

noramartn's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Religious bigotry, Death, Grief, Blood, Confinement, Drug use, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Colonisation, and Abandonment

anaisqsn's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Terminal illness, and Violence

Moderate: Pregnancy

carochacord's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: War, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, and Murder

Minor: Alcohol and Vomit

lanna_aud's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Religious bigotry, Terminal illness, Murder, and Misogyny

Minor: Homophobia

plume_de_renarde's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Confinement, Violence, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Terminal illness, Child death, Misogyny, and Racism

Minor: Suicide attempt

readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Violence, War, Blood, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Racism, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Sexism

Moderate: Colonisation, Body horror, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Suicide, Torture, Alcohol, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Starvation, homelessness, brothels.

kelseeraine's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

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

4.5

wlw, clean, fantasy, magic

Tasha Suri writes a story quite unlike any book I've ever read before. Her prose and the inventive use of multiple POVs truly create a multi-layered world the encaptures the reader. I can honestly say I've never read a book quite like it, in the absolute best of ways. The world building was so in-depth, so meticulously thought out, that I felt I completely understood the world Suri created. Reading this was like solving a puzzle without meaning to. Suri's writing guides the reader along a truly incredible path that allows the reader deepen their understanding of the world without having to consciously try to decipher it. This book is what I would consider the very best of the high fantasy genre. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Colonisation, Hate crime, Confinement, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Grief, Misogyny, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Lesbophobia, Murder, Homophobia, and Terminal illness

flowingleaves's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Misogyny, War, Confinement, Violence, Abandonment, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, and Colonisation

Moderate: Blood, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Terminal illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Homophobia

lady_valhella's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, and Terminal illness