Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri

75 reviews

jjjreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Xenophobia, Confinement, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Violence, War, Drug abuse, Abandonment, Bullying, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Colonisation, Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Pregnancy, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Homophobia, Medical content, and Blood

karcitis's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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: Child death, Violence, Murder, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Confinement, and Death

Moderate: Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Grief, Torture, Blood, Body horror, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny

Minor: Death of parent, Child abuse, Classism, Kidnapping, Vomit, and Alcohol

little_rainbow's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Colonisation, Violence, Child death, Misogyny, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, and Xenophobia

vivavia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, War, Blood, Classism, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Violence, Addiction, Bullying, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Vomit, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexism, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Drug use, and Hate crime

Minor: Pregnancy

lqvekanej's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Violence, Religious bigotry, Sexism, War, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Child death, Confinement, Murder, and Genocide

Moderate: Classism, Xenophobia, Abandonment, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Homophobia

lanid's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense

• 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: Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, and Confinement

Moderate: Child death, Gore, Grief, Misogyny, Violence, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Bullying, Death, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Terminal illness, and Forced institutionalization

rexpostfacto's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Pregnancy, War, Xenophobia, Confinement, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Ableism

readwithria's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.0

The Jasmine Throne immerses you in the deathless waters and the smoking pyre of an intricately beautiful world. While it took me quite some time to get into it, once I did I sped through the book. 

I loved the moral complexities, the complex worldbuilding, the magic, and the politics. The characters were a bit hit or miss for me at first, but as I continued to get to know them I grew to love them as well. I particularly enjoyed Rao, but of course, I also loved Priya and Malini.

It's hard for me to say what made this book a four star read for me and not higher. It might be because I was in a bit of a slump as I read the first half of the book, but I didn't get the *vibes* that I get with a five star book. I will definitely be continuing with the series, and will be grabbing The Oleander Sword soon!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Death

shector1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective relaxing 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Misogyny, Lesbophobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Colonisation, War, Violence, Torture, Religious bigotry, Murder, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, and Blood

Moderate: Gaslighting, Death, Pregnancy, Cursing, Grief, and Drug use

julianship's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.5

I listened to this as an audiobook and very much enjoyed it! I'm not entirely sure it needed to be quite as long as it did, but I tend to think that about most forms of media. (the TV bloat of the streaming era is a crime.) It's exactly the kind of dense, politically inflected fantasy I very much enjoy, and I found both Malini and Priya compelling characters (even if occasionally too self-aware.) The setting, a loose version of fantasy India, had politics that were coherent and complex, and there's a great pleasure in seeing all of the little wind-up characters whirr around in their intricate little patterns as the book really gets going. Also, finally, a hashtag wlw enemies to lovers romance that I actually enjoy reading, perhaps because it doesn't tie up neatly at the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Religious bigotry, and Sexism