Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Sinner's Isle by Angela Montoya

4 reviews

vinreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

Wow. My eyes are sore, from all the crying I did. This book was a swashbuckling, romantic, adventurous fantasy and a practically perfect YA. I was enraptured every moment of the book, and it ticked off so many of my boxes when it comes to what I look for in a book. I was stunned, hopeful, pensive, brooding, shocked, and elated all at different points. There were twists and turns I didn't see coming, and some I had hoped were true, and then absolutely giddy that they were. There were pirates, and magical women, sirens, and villains and villainesses galore. Even though the pace was relatively slow for a pirate fantasy romance, I enjoyed every bit of time spent reading it, and it didn't drag like I suspected it might in the first few pages. This will be one I think of often, and reread just as much. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Infidelity, and Death of parent

cover2covertx's review

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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

This book is exactly what it says it is and I loved every minute of it. 👏🏻👏🏻

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Sexism, Violence, Blood, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Slavery

Minor: Death of parent

wabbitrabbit's review against another edition

Maybe I’m too old, but I just can’t stand tell-not-show women’s oppression in my fantasy books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Slavery, and Trafficking

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Rape

finnelyslibrary's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

What a debut book, thank you for opportunity to read it early as an e-arc. The world building was well thought out and felt real from the first page. It was refreshing to have queer characters simply be. I'm auDHD and can usually guess what the big reveal will be pretty early on, but the reveal in Sinner's Isle really surprised me. When authors are able to do this, the book instantly becomes a five star from me. I'll be thinking about these characters like they're old friends. To sum my review up: yes this book is absolutely worth the hype. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Sexism, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Kidnapping, and Alcohol