Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko

13 reviews

thecatconstellation's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.75

This book deserves way more hype. The story is original and engaging. Steeped in beautiful imagery and detailed mythology, this is a story of the drive for justice.

My only critique is that the council members are supposedly so meaningful to Tar, but only a few of them are fleshed out beyond the most basic level. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Sexual content, Slavery, and Alcohol

fleur____'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Colonisation

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, and Gaslighting

Minor: Body horror, Slavery, Xenophobia, Excrement, Vomit, Alcohol, and Classism

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

2.5

Yet another book with 80%+ 4-5 star ratings that I ended up being disappointed by, so maybe the issue is really just that I'm a hater :/ Loved the ideas and themes, but the characters (especially the more minor ones, had trouble keeping track of the background council members) didn't feel fleshed-out enough, the worldbuilding is conveyed mostly in blocky exposition dumps, and the pacing in general feels... odd, with a lot of unnecessary jumps in time and awkward transitions. Lots of potential in theory, but didn't quite live up to it in execution for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Xenophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Domestic abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, and Acephobia/Arophobia

Relationship between characters with unspecified ages but presumably one around 15-17 and the other at least in his 20s. Crush/romantic undertones (no actual relationship) between characters later revealed to be related.

friendly_neighborhood_grandma's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious 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

4.25

I highly recommand the audiobook. The narrator is incredible, very engaging and even thogh the world is complicated and full of names im not used to, i didnt feel lost. The story itself is unlike anything i ever read before, and i loved it. It was very interesting and felt real. Incredible worldbuilding. I would recommend it to people who would like a new taste of fantacy, rich lore and worldbuilding, found family and messy family relations, and a brave, complicated fmc.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Classism

Moderate: Violence

zadsavage's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.75

I think this book is wonderful. The world building is fantastic. The African influences are strong and informative and a fun alternative to Greek mythology. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Sexual content, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Classism

eni_iilorak's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Rape, Slavery, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Alcohol

brianneh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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: Violence and Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Grief, and Classism

Minor: Pregnancy

akvolcano's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective slow-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Slavery, Police brutality, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Classism

whimsykat's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring 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: Child abuse and Classism

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Police brutality, and Abandonment

Minor: Death, Slavery, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

a_libra_library's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted 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

5.0

This is genuinely one of the best YA fantasy books I've read in so long. The world building and character development was everything! Tari's journey is one of healing and finding self identity. 
The plot twist and "info dumping" were built into the story so seamlessly. 
I cannot wait to continued in Redemptor! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism