Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Across a Field of Starlight by Blue Delliquanti

14 reviews

pobi's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

2.5

I'm glad this book exists but it just wasn't really for me. I think the world is introduced without enough info for me and sometimes that made me feel like I didn't really understand the world or the characters motivations, which made it harder to care about the plot. The characters are also relatively young, so maybe I would have enjoyed it more if I was a teenager. I also think this book was trying to talk about maybe too much all at once, which meant none of it got that much detail out into it. My favourite part was honestly the authors note at the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: War and Colonisation

sophiesmallhands's review

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Violence

Minor: Gun violence, Fatphobia, Colonisation, Classism, Police brutality, Death of parent, Death, and Gore

jac_panic_attac's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Car accident and Death of parent

khakipantsofsex's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation and War

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

zombiezami's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring

4.5

My only point of contention, which isn't a complaint, is that the book is described as a romance and it's not. I don't know why that's in the blurb. Everything was amazing otherwise. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Body horror, Medical content, Blood, Grief, and Violence

Minor: Sexual assault, Ableism, Death, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Vomit

torrentsofhayl's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation and Death of parent

Moderate: Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and War

micaelacccc's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

5.0

This felt like a warm hug. It was something I didn't know I needed, but I'm so glad I got to experience it. It made me feel hopeful for what we all can do as a society to push back against corrupt forces. Overall, it was a lovely, cozy & wonderful story full of body positivity and unapologetic queerness! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Colonisation, War, and Gun violence

Minor: Dysphoria and Death of parent

the_vegan_bookworm's review

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

4.5

This was an interesting sci-fi story with queerness centered throughout. It examined war and how we become tools of the war machine even without intending to be such, what we 'deserve' and how we 'earn' things like joy, and about the potential for utopia in our communities. I loved all of the characters, but Sertig was my favourite by far and I would do anything to protect her.

I especially enjoyed the author's notes and reflections on writing this story of utopia and what we 'deserve'.

While I felt the book had excellent trans rep throughout, I challenge the idea that it's a sapphic story. It feels much more like a queer platonic relationship between Fassen and Lu than a romantic one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and War

Minor: Death of parent

augustar14's review

adventurous challenging 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

A beautiful graphic novel with a host of queer characters all over the rainbow. I appreciate that a character's LGBTQ+ identity was independent of their morality, and not questioned by any other characters.  The variety in characters appearances and traits was delightful; I often struggle to remember which characters are which in stories at times, but this author did a great job of making each one distinct not just in appearance but also personality.
I love the world Blue has created and the possibilities they lead the reader to consider when reading this story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Gun violence, Death of parent, Bullying, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Colonisation, and Child death

Minor: Vomit

beckbex's review

adventurous challenging emotional reflective 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Violence, and Colonisation