Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas

15 reviews

merrow's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious slow-paced

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

4.5

I always like the point where a YA series turns from adventures to a desperate fight for freedom, and this book is no exception.

Quite the tragic turn of events at the end, but they set up for some potentially good ways out.

The first half is a bit frustrating as the focus is placed on rebuilding and crumbling over and over again for the main character, but it finds its direction very well for the second half.

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Self harm, Slavery, Abandonment, Body horror, Deadnaming, and Torture

_charliesbooks_'s review

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, Violence, Colonisation, and Death

Moderate: Sexual content, Slavery, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Vomit

britwalsh16's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

Omg! Did this series get REALLY good!!! Sarah J Maas seems to start her series off simple with minimum characters & world building & their good. But once she’s a book or 2 in, she like let’s loose! Quadruples the amount of characters, makes the world so much bigger, and just lets all the drama and problems unfold. & I have to say it is a brilliant strategy. You don’t necessarily get fully hooked to the story in the beginning, but she’s not throwing a lot of stuff at you at once. If I started this book without having already known some of the characters, I don’t know if I would have been able to follow along and remember who all the players are. But having been brought into the story slowly, I followed it so easy, and I am thankful for that!
This book was incredible! I can’t wait for the rest of the series & to hopefully meet even more amazing characters!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Grief, Cannibalism, Blood, Murder, Slavery, Gore, Animal cruelty, Death, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, War, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Classism, Emotional abuse, Colonisation, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Cursing, Medical content, Physical abuse, and Body horror

Minor: Abandonment, Excrement, and Drug use

dalek_caan's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense slow-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

3.75

I felt like the beginning of the book dragged a bit, but as always with sjm books the second half of the book was a whirlwind. I thought the progression of the story was interesting, and am eager to pick up the next book in the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Body horror, Self harm, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Gore, War, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Grief, Violence, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Colonisation, Death, Vomit, Misogyny, and Torture

Moderate: Incest, Deadnaming, and Animal death

laura_nel13's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Blood

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Slavery, Animal cruelty, and Violence

Minor: Child death, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Genocide, Cursing, Domestic abuse, and War

aileron'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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Death of parent, Grief, Animal cruelty, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Animal death, and Torture

Minor: War and Colonisation

imds's review

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Gore, War, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Colonisation, Death of parent, Genocide, Violence, Torture, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Death, Murder, and Physical abuse

Minor: Incest

nerdkitten's review

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Bullying, Mental illness, Murder, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gaslighting, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, and Body shaming

Moderate: Medical content, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, War, Genocide, Alcohol, Racism, Physical abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit, Confinement, Drug use, Classism, Excrement, Ableism, Cursing, Gore, Colonisation, Sexual content, and Slavery

kriti's review against another edition

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Colonisation, Gore, Death, Death of parent, Excrement, Grief, Slavery, Violence, and War

kat1105's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, Alcoholism, War, Cannibalism, Confinement, Trafficking, Blood, Sexism, Misogyny, Mental illness, Gore, Grief, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, Excrement, Vomit, Death, Child death, Death of parent, Body horror, Classism, Colonisation, Cursing, Slavery, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual content