Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Bloed en beenderen by Tomi Adeyemi

106 reviews

ivi_reads_books'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

Great storybuilding and storytelling. Gives you a glimpse into African mythology and religions.
I felt myself rooting for the characters who fight to bring magic back

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Racism

Moderate: Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, Slavery, and Medical content

ibadella's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Fatphobia and Sexual harassment

chrisb913's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad 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

This was an absolutely incredible story. Tomi Adeyemi put me through an emotional rollarcoaster. The worldbuilding and descriptions of the places the characters visited was so masterfully done! The magic system was incredible and I absolutely loved that Tomi did not give all the details away in a info dump but rather gave more and more info as the story progressed. But for me the characters were the best part. I had such visceral reactions throughout the story. I flip flopped between loving and hating the MC's. The villains were so well written. The hero's fell and stumbled along the way. Everything about this book just made me feel something. Absolutely recommend and so excited for the next book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death, Slavery, Genocide, and Death

Minor: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Rape

good_names_dont_exist's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, War, Racial slurs, Blood, and Racism

Moderate: Violence, Genocide, Police brutality, and Slavery

Minor: Sexual assault, Child death, and Sexual harassment

rosieraggz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Genocide, Murder, Torture, and Physical abuse

bubblybelle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

5.0

this book truly altered my brain chemistry. the world building and characters are so rich and complex. the magic system is captivating, and the plot had me enthralled from start to finish. but beyond that, this book was so much more. the parallels between this novel and the realities of our world are stark and heartbreaking. so many of my emotions about the injustices i see were captured in what these characters went through. as i sobbed for the maji of Orisha, i sobbed for the people of Palestine, Congo, and so many others taken too soon through oppression and genocide. this is now my favorite book of all time. reading the sequel immediately.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Hate crime, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Violence, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Torture, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Gore, Classism, Genocide, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Trafficking, and War

noms01's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Slavery, Violence, Racial slurs, Racism, and Physical abuse

peggy_racham's review against another edition

5.0

Rereading this for the upcoming third book relase. The audiobook narrator did a great job bringing this world to life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death of parent, Violence, Body horror, Slavery, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Torture, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Death, Fire/Fire injury, War, Sexual harassment, Racial slurs, and Murder

brynalexa's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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? No

5.0

This is my second read, first listen. Just as good in each format. Don’t skip the author’s note. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Classism, Colonisation, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Confinement, Grief, Hate crime, Stalking, Animal death, Child death, Medical content, Racism, Slavery, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, Torture, Violence, and War

Minor: Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Alcohol

benmeyer50's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Confinement, Grief, War, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Blood, Child death, Colonisation, Death, Genocide, and Slavery