Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko

17 reviews

1navn's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Child abuse

Moderate: Colonisation, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Misogyny, Sexism, and Gaslighting

a_libra_library's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted 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

5.0

This is genuinely one of the best YA fantasy books I've read in so long. The world building and character development was everything! Tari's journey is one of healing and finding self identity. 
The plot twist and "info dumping" were built into the story so seamlessly. 
I cannot wait to continued in Redemptor! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Medical content, Classism, Colonisation, Sexism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, War, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cursing, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

matchai's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective 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: Violence, Colonisation, and Child abuse

Moderate: War

maregred's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation, Death, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny

Minor: Child death

mayeeta's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

🌞4th book for Blackathon 2022🌞
fulfilling prompt: read a book between 312 pages and 387 pages

hmmm 
I need to think about how I feel about this some more 
overall i enjoyed it and i will be picking up the sequel since this is only a duology but its not an all-time new favorite 
idk i think i just expected more?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, Misogyny, Abandonment, Colonisation, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Child death

ember_eyes_are_for_tigers's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-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

4.75

The prose is incredible, bringing beautiful visuals and scenes to real life. And, throughout the entire book, there is so much love for West Africa and the variety in the book really show the diversity of the world.
The characters were so wonderfully written, although I wish we had know more of Tarisai’s found family, you could tell the love and respect she has for them.
Raybearer’s first part is rather slow compared to the remainder of the book, where the pace begins speeding up and doesn’t seem to stop, but, I didn’t find myself minding.

I would’ve read an entire book of Tarisai learning to open up and trust the rest of the Council, however, as the story unfolded I began remaining more and more in awe of what Ifueko was able to twist the story with the world’s lore and the various plotwists.

It was such a phenomenal read and I can’t wait to read the sequel to the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Kidnapping, Misogyny, and Murder

Minor: Suicide, Torture, Vomit, and War

julesadventurezone's review

adventurous informative mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Colonisation, Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child death, Murder, Police brutality, Rape, and Stalking

Minor: Alcohol and Excrement