Reviews tagging 'War'

Nimona by ND Stevenson

10 reviews

vixenreader's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad tense fast-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

4.25

Nuanced and uncompromising in its portrayal of trauma after discrimination, it still serves as a cute and heartfelt fantasy adventure with lovely character building and a mature narrative. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Violence, and Confinement

Moderate: Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Ableism, War, and Torture

Minor: Gore, Genocide, Grief, and Cursing

Be aware that there is non-consensual experimentation, unhealthy coping mechanisms for rage, and the guilt over disabling a loved one.

unusuallyy's review

adventurous challenging dark funny fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Homophobia and War

andmingmingtoo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

This has been one of my favorite books since middle school and it will absolutely never grow old

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, War, Medical trauma, Ableism, Torture, Abandonment, Classism, Animal death, Death, and Child abuse

kiikarodrigues's review against another edition

adventurous funny sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and War

maverique's review

adventurous dark emotional funny relaxing 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? Yes

5.0

This is easily a 5-star book for me but nothing prepared me for

the major angst at the end of the book

. This is definitely a favourite now and I think I'm going to rewatch the movie for the 3rd time now lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Murder, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Medical trauma and Torture

Minor: War, Death of parent, Violence, and Homophobia

zombiezami's review against another edition

4.0

My only note is that Stevenson should not have included skin-walkers, since Native folks have been pretty adamant that they don't want non-Natives using that lore.

Otherwise, I really enjoyed it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Murder, Torture, Medical trauma, Death, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Grief, Gore, and Police brutality

Moderate: Abandonment, Ableism, Confinement, Vomit, and Cursing

Minor: War, Cultural appropriation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

cinnamonghostie's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny 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: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, War, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Blood, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Vomit

zoiejanelle's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

4.0

i have been a huge fan of ND for years and was happy to finally sit down and read the infamous NIMONA. this story was extremely unique and i couldn’t help but to love Nimona and Blackheart the most. it felt like some parts had been cut (from the original web comic) for space, but otherwise the pacing was on point and plot was very entertaining. i feel like if there had been more world-building up front (because the setting really is unexpected and unique) or if i had read this when it was a web comic, it would be a 5/5. but for now, it gets a 4! 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, War, Animal death, Blood, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Police brutality, and Violence

literarydumpling's review

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted sad tense fast-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Confinement

Minor: War

planetesastraea's review

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Medical trauma, and Ableism

Minor: Homophobia and Death of parent