Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima

2 reviews

caseythereader's review

adventurous emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Blood, Confinement, Death, Murder, Violence, Vomit, Sexual violence, and Police brutality

bargainghost's review

medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Racism, Domestic abuse, Sexism, and Ableism

While there isn't explicit bodyshaming or judgement of larger character, the protagonist Raisa is repeatedly described as being very thin and petite which might be triggering for some. She can also be very judgmental of others, especially when it comes to women she thinks are sexually active. Other than that, the book handles its more serious themes well, I think. There is one toxic relationship that escalates to the point where

one character gets magically roofied, basically.

That's not fun but is handled seriously. There's also explicit and suggested police brutality by law enforcement (mostly described as beatings and arrests) as well as racism towards some of the other races of the world. In terms of ableism, the book portrays one wheelchair-bound character as being somewhat villainous while another, blind character is friendly and kind but suffers from alcoholism.