Reviews tagging 'Cultural appropriation'

Iron Heart by Nina Varela

2 reviews

courto875's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Death, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Murder, Genocide, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, and Torture

Minor: Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Cultural appropriation, Animal death, Drug use, and Drug abuse

some_random_person_hi's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful reflective sad

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

 This is so YA Fantasy, in all the good and not so good ways. This includes being full of tropes and this book is packed to the brim with tropes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Child death, Police brutality, Torture, Blood, Cultural appropriation, Gore, Hate crime, and Murder

Minor: Abandonment, Kidnapping, and Suicide attempt