Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Legendborn - Der geheime Bund by Tracy Deonn

144 reviews

allice_1985's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Car accident, Death of parent, and Colonisation

tetrootz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Racial slurs, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Xenophobia, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, and Classism

Minor: Homophobia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, and Acephobia/Arophobia

some_random_person_hi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Kinda wattpad-y at some points and some characters & characterisations remind me so much of Heroes of Olympus that I wouldn't be surprised if this was originally riordanverse fanfic/ the author is a fan. 
All in all, very gripping once past the first 50 pages -> I binged this. I love the characters so much + the exploration of how historical institutions are hostile to POC (esp in USA) stood out to me. 
Had some flaws (

Sel's monologue at Nick's dad's house just felt like infodumping

  + so many characters they're hard to remember + sometimes the writing just felt clunky) but I greatly enjoyed it so 5 stars it is.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Grief

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Gore, Racism, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Torture, Transphobia, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Self harm is not in the mental health issues way but the for blood way.

chelseanaylor's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

4.0

This was a beautiful story about finding your own identity while also embracing your history. I enjoyed Bree's development through the story, especially the processing of her grief. 

I LOVED the reimagining of the King Arthur myth and how Deonn crafted such a unique and enthralling world! I cannot wait to read book 2. 


I do think the author bogged the reader down with so many characters and nicknames (Sarah doesn't need to be shortened to Sar) with fairly surface level development; the cast of characters was necessary because of the premise, but of the dozen or so side characters few of them felt well -rounded or like they existed beyond the scenes they were in. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Slavery, Violence, and Colonisation

Minor: Rape

midnightverde's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense 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

Amazing! There is so much happening in the book and there are so many questions you ask yourself as you’re reading. I absolutely loved this and am eager to read the next books in the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Infidelity and Rape

cturn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Rape, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Car accident, and War

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Gore, Racism, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Medical content, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Cancer, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual content, Transphobia, Vomit, and Car accident

richy_qu33r_readzz's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? No

4.5

“Don’t make your life about the loss. Make it about the love” -Bree’s Dad pg. 386

Ties fantasy to reality with parallel magic systems that show the difference of colonizers & colonized people who borrow, not take and hold the earth, magic. Who celebrate ancestors in reverence not greed. Beautifully told, doesn’t shy away from the hard histories. Shows & explains Persistent Complex Bereavement Disorder. As well as the intricacies of shared grief, moving with and through grief, and losing & finding self while grieving. Not too predictable. Could be gayer.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Grief, Death of parent, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Rape

awaywardannika's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Racism, Slavery, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Blood, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Classism

paigereitz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, and War