Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

115 reviews

readsforlove's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

This book began a five star read, fell to 4 at about 70% of the way through, and then to 3.5 at the end. I was just so unsatisfied?? I also realized I didn't really /like/ most of the POV characters. I loved for Xiala. I would read dozens of novels just from her POV. But the others ... not so much. The opening chapter is something I will never forget though, and that listening experience was /wild/. I will definitely be listening to the sequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Suicide

Moderate: Self harm

quinnyquinnquinn's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Murder, Gore, and Body horror

Moderate: Death of parent, Suicide, and Physical abuse

caidyn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

Loved the queer characters and a world that, finally, wasn't English based or some other European culture. It was wonderful and I cannot wait to start the next book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide and Child abuse

enchantressreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Moderate: Suicide, Murder, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Homophobia and Bullying

oodles17's review against another edition

adventurous 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, Gore, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse and Classism

Minor: Alcohol and Suicide

ishtar_n's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Suicide, Xenophobia, and Sexual content

Minor: Child abuse

drlove2018's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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? No

4.75

One of the most intense and compelling fantasy/speculative fiction books I’ve ever read, incredible world building and detailed cultural context. The beginning has some body horror, but once you get past that the violence is not as graphic/explicit (except for one scene near the middle), and it never feels gratuitous or sensationalist. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Abandonment, Animal death, Genocide, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Sexual content, Suicide, and Xenophobia

ayvie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective 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: Body horror, Classism, Death, Violence, Physical abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Suicide, Genocide, Torture, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

pendletca's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Child abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, Suicide, Violence, and War

maxxdangers's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Alcohol, Classism, and Violence

Moderate: Sexism, Racism, Physical abuse, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Misogyny, Suicide, Sexual content, Slavery, and Transphobia