Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin

87 reviews

readingelli's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

emilymia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

Moderate: Body horror and Suicidal thoughts

le_mur's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Body horror, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, and Abandonment

Minor: Cannibalism

chioma_a's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-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 entire series is (and pls excuse my pun) as earth-shattering, as groundbreaking as everyone has said it is. Jemisin's world is not a kind one, and her characters have been made hard because of that. But Essun and Nassun's epic rivals that of any classical or moder hero. Add to that the sharp eye with which Jemisin connects the endlessly imaginative lore of her world to our own, and her insistent belief that—no matter how drastic—the wrongs of the past can still be set right, and you have a damn good trilogy on your hands.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

drips's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

a few tiny plot holes nagged at me but overall it's a beautiful heart wrenching conclusion to the trilogy. what a pleasure to raze through a series in a week again (and so much food for thought to boot! i'll probably read these again one day, maybe in paperback)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Cursing and Vomit

mmccombs's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

The perfect end to the perfect series. This book was very strong on its own, but made even stronger by the previous installments. The mother-daughter relationship explored here is just so complicated and powerful, it will stay with me for a long time. Love and anger and grief just rip through the pages and land with such precision it left me in legit awe. An absolute must read trilogy!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Grief

studydniowka's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I couldn’t think about better end of this epic story. Everything we learn about Hoa 🤯

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Toxic friendship, and War

Minor: Torture, Blood, and Cannibalism

beccaand'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Slavery and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content and Cannibalism

wren_rainbow's review against another edition

4.0

Such a bittersweet feeling upon completing this trilogy. I completed it still quite not understanding the world and inner workings. A lot of questions left unanswered. < I don’t blame Nassun for her choices and understand why she was making them >. My heart aches for them all but hope that it works out in the end. <Also wish I could see a snippet of Essun and Alabaster’s reunion as well as what her and Hoa end of doing>

I will definitely reread this trilogy in a few years. It will be interesting to read this with a whole new perspective 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Confinement, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, and Cannibalism

some_random_person_hi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense

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

4.75

As the ending of the series, it more than delivered, with some of if not the best worldbuilding I have ever seen in my life (the other books in the series also had really good worldbuilding but this one took it to the next level) and everything is wrapped up better than I thought possible. The character arcs & relationships between characters are really well written and I got emotional at quite a few points. Only issue with the book was that a couple chapters dragged a little but overall one of the best books I have ever read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Racism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing, Sexual content, Excrement, Vomit, and Colonisation