Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri

61 reviews

kylieqrada's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

It took me 57 years to read this for reasons but I stayed engaged the entire time. I loved it slightly less than the first one, but still with all the power of a thousand suns. My ships really took a hit, though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Animal death, Suicide, and Torture

mlovesbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

Tasha Suri, you've done it again. When can I get my hands on the third book?!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Religious bigotry, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Homophobia

rat_girly's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Loved this sequel and can’t wait for the third instalment. Pacing was much better than in The Jasmine Throne. The story consistently moved forwards towards a crescendo and plot twist, building to what I assume will be the focus of book 3.

I loved the development of most of the relationships: Priya & Sima, Bhumika & Jeevan, Ahiranyi vs others, and most of all - Rao & Aditya. Queer, boyhood crush vibes. I found Malini and Priya’s relationship to be heavily out of balance, especially given the coloniser/colonised dynamic, but I think that is the point and will hopefully be rectified in book 3.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death and Confinement

cardanrry's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Torture

maya_venkatesh36's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Sexism and Vomit

lqvekanej's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Animal death, Cursing, and Infidelity

alphabetmafiamember's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Suicide, Torture, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol

sophiesmallhands's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Suicide and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Death, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Torture

bluberrybooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Violence, Xenophobia, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content and Torture

saphfics's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail