Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

The Faithless: Magic of the Lost, Book 2 by C.L. Clark

32 reviews

flyingryndeer's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Xenophobia, Violence, Genocide, and Colonisation

Moderate: Murder

peskilanim's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Xenophobia, Colonisation, Child death, and Racism

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic, Death of parent, and Religious bigotry

murderousscottishgremlin's review against another edition

hopeful 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

4.75

This book contained some great political intrigue and I loved the development of the relationship between Touraine and Luca. I would like to read the final book in this trilogy as soon as it is physically possible to.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Gore

becca303's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Medical trauma, Confinement, Colonisation, Religious bigotry, Medical content, Grief, Gore, Emotional abuse, Torture, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death, War, Xenophobia, and Violence

scrubsandbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

Book two of the Magic of the Lost series, I enjoyed this thoroughly, though probably not as much as the first. I loved the swap to a newer setting and newer characters, ESPECIALLY Sabine. She was an absolute delight to read. I'm always a sucker for more of the sapphic pining, and amazing character development, especially for Luca. I'm entranced and I am excited for the next book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Racism, Colonisation, and Death

Moderate: Sexual content and Child abuse

Minor: Death of parent

christinesmith205's review against another edition

medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, War, Colonisation, Racism, and Violence

bisexualwentworth's review against another edition

• 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

The Faithless was not perfect to me in the way that the Unbroken was, but it was an excellent continuation of the story. There were things that I wanted more of--Pruett and the Fingers, mostly--and overall I felt like the book could have been longer, but I anticipate those aspects taking center stage more in book three. I kept expecting the French Revolution, which meant that I was not expecting most of the plot twists. I loved the relationships. I loved the ties between magic and religion. I loved Touraine's character arc, and Luca's as well. I loved the expanded cast and the expanded world. I loved the ongoing commentaries about colonialism and decolonization. I eagerly await book three.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Cannibalism, Classism, Colonisation, Racism, Religious bigotry, Blood, and Xenophobia

aseel_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.25

I think the writing was better than this one and the plot was a bit clearer, hence the higher rating but otherwise, I liked our main characters and their dynamic is interesting. Keen to see what happens next 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Torture, Vomit, Gun violence, War, Abandonment, Murder, Violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Death, Xenophobia, and Slavery

persphones's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

hard, heavy read. great world building. infuriating characters /pos. so sad 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Colonisation

cameronreads's review against another edition

4.0

I’m really liking this series so far. I understand why some people may not like it; I feel like people might find this book in particular quite boring, as it’s mostly political, but I really enjoyed it. I really love exploring these complex characters and the moral questions that come into play, especially when it comes to a retribution arc. I think the relationship between our two main characters is so intriguing, and I love how slow it burns. I like the discussions it brings up about colonialism and racism, and I think the representation in all areas, especially the Black, sapphic and disability rep, is great. I would have liked it if Pruett and Fili’s points of view were developed a bit more, as I often forget they existed and was surprised when they came up again, and therefore wasn’t very invested in them as characters or their little sections of plot. This did feel a little like a filler book, with a degree of second book syndrome, but I still really enjoyed it and can’t wait for the final instalment I’m the trilogy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Alcohol, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Blood, Colonisation, and Gore

Moderate: Gun violence, Vomit, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, and Ableism

Minor: Death of parent, Racial slurs, and War