Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

His Secret Illuminations by Scarlett Gale

8 reviews

doahdancer's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing medium-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

Sooo much delicious pining. The MMC is such a cinnamon roll and the FMC is a true badass. Seeing the male character treated like a potato sack was also really refreshing. I never knew I needed this premise in my life, but I am cursing the wait at my library for the next one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

steph_weigle's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Violence, Cursing, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Blood, Slavery, and Vomit

Minor: Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Murder, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, and Child abuse

eva333's review

adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-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

4.75

This book was a joy to read! The wiring style made for an easy to read book while the plot pulled me in and the characters made me not want to put it down before I finished it. 

I loved reading how Lucían and Glory developed as characters and in their relationship as well. After finishing this one, I instantly went ahead and purchased the second book of this duology. So I'm gonna start reading that now and will probably write a larger review about the story as a whole when I finish that one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Religious bigotry, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Vomit, Child abuse, Misogyny, and Transphobia

i_aletheia's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative reflective 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

This book has one of the sweetest, most mature, and most realistic love story I’ve ever encountered. The book deals with heavy topics, but always in a loving and caring way. The characters are so lovable, and so complex. The world itself is very intriguing, and I hope we get to see more of it in the next book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry

no_mourners_'s review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Violence, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny

Minor: Ableism, Death, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Blood, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders

wilybooklover's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

4.5

A small, shy monk paired up with a tall, buff warrior woman? It feels like the author wrote this especially for me because that is so far up my alley it’s ridiculous. Lucían is the sweetest cinnamon roll ever and Glory is so kind and patient with him as he discovers the world outside his monastery. There’s a lot of exploration of religious bigotry and sexual shame, which I thought was sensitively handled. 

The pace was a little slow and meandering, especially at the beginning, but I loved the slow-burn tension between Lucían and Glory so much that I didn’t even mind that much. I love a road-trip trope and this was basically the fantasy version of that. Loved all the casual queer representation too, including Glory herself.  

This is a duology but this book ended on a solid HFN, no real cliffhanger in terms of the romance. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Sexism and Abandonment

dreamywench's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-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

This book was amazing and I will return to it every year. So weirdly wholesome for how much spice!!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Religious bigotry and Violence

Minor: Sexual harassment

relin's review

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

I really enjoyed this small medic cleric man exploring a bigger world that his definitely not buff tall bi/pan wife has helped him get to! The struggles he has feel really big and real while living in a very fantasy world. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Religious bigotry, and Blood

Minor: Medical trauma, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Torture, and Vomit