Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

97 reviews

caseythereader's review

adventurous dark emotional 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: Death, Medical content, Murder, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Grief, Gun violence, Colonisation, Death of parent, Gore, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Transphobia and Racism

c_ary's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Medical content, Gore, Violence, Gun violence, Death, Death of parent, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, Classism, Body horror, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Xenophobia and War

jessiereads98's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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

3.75

Overall this was really enjoyable. A unique take on Romeo and Juliet, but maybe the best one I’ve read in being both recognizable and tolerable. Chloe Gong successively captures the atmosphere of the setting. There does seem to be the occasional anachronism, but nothing glaring or intolerable. Juliette came off as the badass heroine that YA stories often strive for without seeming flat or cringey. My biggest criticism would be that this is definitely overwritten in parts. There’s many instances where the prose could be simplified and tightened up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Murder, Classism, Blood, Colonisation, Gun violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Violence

Moderate: Sexism, Death of parent, Medical content, Racism, and Grief

Minor: Child abuse, Police brutality, Child death, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Trafficking, and Xenophobia

cyndi1966's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense

• 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

Moderate: Blood, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Grief, Colonisation, Death, Murder, Violence, and Toxic relationship

rae42's review

medium-paced

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

2.75

Seems to be missing a pre quel and seems like the fantasy element was only added to try and fix a plot hole 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Blood, Classism, Gun violence, Death of parent, Gore, Violence, Drug use, Colonisation, Death, and Murder

chronicacademia's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Death, Child death, and Self harm

Moderate: Body horror, Animal death, Classism, Blood, Genocide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Toxic relationship, Colonisation, Drug use, and Violence

thewildmageslibrary's review against another edition

3.5

Hey look, I finally read this! It wasn't quite my thing? A bit more horror-y than I expected. But I'll still read the sequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Racism, and Colonisation

Moderate: Medical content, Grief, and Transphobia

Minor: Death of parent, Drug use, and Deadnaming

readsbymoonlight's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Murder, Death, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Colonisation

dianaschmidty's review

adventurous challenging dark funny informative mysterious 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: Transphobia, Death, Gore, Blood, Colonisation, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Child abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, War, Death of parent, and Drug use

karcitis's review against another edition

Just not in the mood, lots of gore.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Body horror, Blood, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, Self harm, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Death

Minor: Drug use, Addiction, War, Transphobia, Drug abuse, Alcohol, and Xenophobia