Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Time's Convert by Deborah Harkness

5 reviews

lamianoctalis's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

It isn't a must read but gives you an inside into Marcus past as well as more of Diana's and Matthew's dynamic with their family. I wasn't that interested in the Pheobe plotline.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: War, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Slavery

saroreen's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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: Vomit, War, Terminal illness, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Violence, and Classism

Moderate: Mental illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Toxic relationship and Slavery

kirstym25's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Violence, and Child abuse

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Slavery

ka_ke's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

A good comfort read. If you have not read the All Souls trilogy, do not start here. Times Convert is a welcome look into the life of Marcus, Matthew’s son and the journey to becoming a vampire, in this universe’s version anyway. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Terminal illness, War, Body horror, and Child abuse

Moderate: Classism, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Grief, Animal death, Misogyny, Gun violence, Gore, and Medical content

Minor: Sexual content, Xenophobia, and Slavery

msjk427's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Time's Convert is a bit of a spin off from the main three books in the All Souls Trilogy. While I was happy to see Diana and Matthew, they take a secondary role to the story of Marcus and Phoebe. This book was pretty good, but wasn't as good as the rest of the All Souls books. I just wasn't as invested in Phoebe and Marcus's story. I also don't find Phoebe all that likeable. If you want to delve more into those characters or into Harkness' version of the vampire making process, then it's worth a read. Or if you really enjoy American and French Revolution history. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Slavery

Deals with pandemics, epidemics, and American and French Revolution/War.