Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

52 reviews

battybookworm's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense 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

This was a book I've had on my shelves forever, and once I actually got over the hurdle of starting it, I could not put it down. This giant book came with me everywhere and it was very fun to read. I loved Zelie and Amari's chapters, and even Inan after a period. I think the author did the separation of their voices incredibly well and the characters' shifts and growth were developed and lovely to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Sexual content, and Self harm

rosemp's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Grief, Genocide, Hate crime, Murder, Police brutality, Slavery, and Torture

confusedmuse's review

adventurous dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Death, Grief, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Murder, and Child death

britt's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime

Moderate: Torture, Slavery, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Blood, Child death, and Child abuse

batwinggoth's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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: Body horror, Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Kidnapping, Murder, Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, Self harm, Slavery, Stalking, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Cursing, Confinement, and Police brutality

ginameix's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring tense fast-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

I couldn't put it down! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Torture and Slavery

Minor: Sexual content and Kidnapping

lj_parkinson's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Grief, and Hate crime

aviery's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-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: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Hate crime, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Torture, Toxic relationship, Racial slurs, and Racism

ohkmurr's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring fast-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

4.25

The story is intriguing, engaging and fast paced, so naturally, I tore through it. The characters are real and flawed, and I loved being able to dive into their deepest fears and thoughts through the changing first-person narrative structure. I'm also obsessed with the character dynamics; I am wholly invested in every single one.

By the end of the first chapter, I was already picking up on some Ember Quartet vibes. It makes sense that Sabaa Tahir is listed as an inspiration in the acknowledgements. If you like the Ember Quartet, you'll like this book.

Another thing I absolutely loved about this book is how it explores morality. It dives into the negative implications of bringing back magic, and how far you can go before you become just as bad as the "bad guys." I can't remember seeing moral dilemmas reflected like this in a story before, especially a fantasy book. Gaining that new perspective was a layer I was excited to read, one that made me conflicted over what I wanted to happen in the end, too.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Slavery, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Racial slurs

Racial slurs are specific to the universe.

thereadinghammock's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

As a February book club pick, and the longest book we've picked yet, we were all worried about being able to read a longer book in the shortest month, but I finished it in a week!

I couldn't put it down! I love the rich tapestry of places, characters, and magic woven through every chapter. I laughed, I cheered, I rooted for our heroes, and ached with every set back and heartbreak along their journey.

I'm dying to pick up the next book, but want to wait until after we have our book club discussion for this one, but also because it looks like Tomi is working on a third installment and I can't live with another pseudo-cliffhanger in book two! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, and Violence