Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

The Shadowed Sun by N.K. Jemisin

5 reviews

eclipse799's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Slavery, Torture, Domestic abuse, Murder, Grief, Mental illness, War, Xenophobia, Blood, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Classism, Dementia, Confinement, Death, Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Gore, Gaslighting, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Child death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Incest, and Violence

kemrick19's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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: Child abuse, Child death, War, Confinement, Death of parent, Blood, Grief, Incest, Death, Slavery, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Violence, Rape, Sexual content, and Murder

brownpaperhag's review against another edition

5.0

WAAAAAAAAAAH

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Rape, Child abuse, Violence, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Slavery

erinbrenner's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Bullying, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, and Racism

Minor: Slavery, War, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Grief

An excellent continuation of the Dreamblood series and a satisfying wrapup. However, it's much more graphic and likely more triggering to some readers. I nearly put it down a couple of times. I'm glad I didn't; I enjoyed seeing characters grow and the resolution. But it may be too powerful for some.

bookswithjk's review against another edition

Loved the first book, but the storytelling and characters of this book are unable to hold my attention and keep me immersed.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Toxic relationship, and Slavery