Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland

9 reviews

bookishkellyn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective

• 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

If you loved the first book, you may hate this because it has a vastly different vibe. It’s written in split POV and features less gore but deals heavily with friendship, heartbreak, and grief. I absolutely loved all the character introspection this sequel provided.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Grief, Murder, Violence, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Racism and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racial slurs, Slavery, and Abandonment

raekit's review

adventurous dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Murder, and Slavery

Moderate: Sexual assault

breesbookmark's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death, Gore, Police brutality, Sexism, Gun violence, Violence, Misogyny, Colonisation, Medical trauma, Murder, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racial slurs, Slavery, Xenophobia, and War

Minor: Child death and Abandonment

fyarae's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious 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

Really fantastic characters and a rich world that makes you really question the prejudices in today's society. Fantastic world building, a wonderful read. I just wish there was a coupling up at the end with two characters but I will survive. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Racism, Racial slurs, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gore

Moderate: Death

mydearwatsonbooks's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Racism, Child death, Murder, Blood, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, and Grief

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Racial slurs, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, and Vomit

maggie_atwood's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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: Gore, Violence, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Racism and Racial slurs

angelbabe_cj's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

I think this might have been even better than the first book in the duology. I really enjoyed it. And the ending was very satisfying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Grief, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Murder

Minor: Ableism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Trafficking

The majority of these warnings are covered by the fact the book deals with zombies and primarily black people in the 19th Century. For the most part current racial slurs are used in an historical context, although there are also a fair number of specifically racist uses of these words.

maryellen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

Minor: Slavery

enbylibrary's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

• 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: Racism, Gore, and Death

Moderate: Racial slurs and Torture