Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Fireborne by Rosaria Munda

22 reviews

brainwave_caravan's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

jes7037's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

5.0

There is a lot to love in this book. An interesting fantasy world with complicated politics, a bloody revolution with morally grey characters on both sides, a competitive dragon-riding school setting, characters with serious trauma who face moral dilemmas and have complex interpersonal relationships, and an emotional romance that doesn't feel childish or like insta-love.
Everything that I wanted Fourth Wing to be, which failed hard on every aspect that this book did so well. I'm so glad that Reads With Rachel on YT recommended Fireborne as an alternative book that focuses on a dragon-riding school and is actually written well and has a well thought out world.
It does feel a bit like a toned down Games of Thrones, but with less explicit violence, no sexual assault, and focused on just one setting and two characters, not jumping around an entire continent and 25 different POVs. 
I absolutely loved it, and I really want to continue the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Sexism, Violence, War, and Classism

Minor: Bullying, Child death, Torture, Blood, and Alcohol

luckykosmos's review

adventurous tense slow-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

4.25

Fascinated by the internal politics of this one, the complicated politics of bringing together people who came from classes that were hurt by the current regime in very different ways. The world is coded as Roman, but the development of the new society feels post-Russian Revolution - 'equalized', except for the particularly poor, with an internal hierarchy that makes upward movement particularly difficult. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Death of parent, War, and Classism

gauriraut's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Violence, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Classism

eyeleash's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Classism

embee09's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Grief, Death of parent, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Vomit and Alcohol

star_charter152's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Child death and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Vomit

whiteraven191's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Classism

Moderate: Death of parent

clareehebert's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Classism

katrinarose's review

adventurous emotional 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

Excellent fantasy with complex political intrigue that didn’t fall into obvious good vs evil “sides”. The character development was excellent and I enjoyed both POVs. I liked that it wasn’t romance-heavy, especially in a world/situation with such high stakes. The dragons were an interesting element in this world too, and I hope the next books expand more on the dragon and rider relationship. The only thing that keeps it from 5 stars from me is that it definitely felt like a book that is meant to be a build up to the next books in the series. Even the big final scene in the book was a little short and anticlimactic after all the events that led it there. I’m excited to read the next one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Blood, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism