Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Lirael by Garth Nix

6 reviews

cait's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious sad 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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Kidnapping, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Gore, Grief, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, and War

bearystarry's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Lirael still feels relatable even though I'm not 16 anymore. This is a lot darker than I remembered, and I did dnf this last year? Maybe the year before... but I'm glad I pushed through this time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Body horror, Xenophobia, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, and Blood

Moderate: Trafficking, Genocide, and Slavery

Minor: Incest

lyriumbones'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Slavery, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Child death

naomi_k's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Gore

Minor: Kidnapping, Slavery, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Vomit, and Trafficking

bluejay21's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Animal death, Blood, Death, Gore, Murder, Slavery, and Suicidal thoughts

bencaroline's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Death of parent, Genocide, Grief, Slavery, Trafficking, Violence, and Xenophobia

Minor: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Incest, Kidnapping, and Self harm