Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Hunted by the Sky by Tanaz Bhathena

10 reviews

ivegotyourpaperback's review

adventurous emotional funny inspiring mysterious tense slow-paced

4.0

Oooooh this was extraordinarily enjoyable. The authors note lets us know that she has Indian and Persian heritage, of which she drew on to create the fantastical world of Ambar. The world and setting were so rich, and the writing created vibrant images in my mind.

I started off listening to the audiobook while stitching or working, but found that due to the descriptive nature of the text I couldn’t fully take in the story if I wasn’t focused solely on it - so I ended up switching to the ebook.

I loved both of our MC’s, Gul and Cavas. Each time I read a chapter in one POV, I couldn’t wait to get to the next. Gul’s character particularly impressed me. She actually feels like a teenager (she’s 16). She’s quick to anger and impulsive at times. She makes mistakes and says things she regrets. This all made her feel very real rather than a typical idealised fantasy heroine. 

Cavas too was very likeable, and I’m enjoying the slow burn nature of his relationship with Gul. 

The narrators were both emotive and got into their respective characters. Though, the guy sounded like Matthew Broderick 😆

Extra content warning:

⚠️implied child SA

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty and Torture

courtnoodles's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Colonisation

Minor: Body horror and Abandonment

fantasticcan1475's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Sexual violence, Gaslighting, and War

venetiana's review against another edition

The plot was too slow for me + I got annoyed by the POV. But it's all just taste, nothing wrong with the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Murder

beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Confinement, Gore, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Blood, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual violence and Torture

maregred's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-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

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

lunar_witch's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious tense 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: Confinement, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Murder

yvonne_cl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Slavery, Terminal illness, Violence, Trafficking, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Suicide

nitya's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

Give me ALL the desi fantasy books written by desi people (and NOT white anthropologists/white saviors) please!!!!

The pacing was a little rough, especially at the beginning, but the ending scenes definitely made up for it. And the instalove might not appeal to everyone but I didn't mind it here. The use of Hindi and Urdu worked so well (even for the words I didn't know - thankfully there's a glossary).

I can't WAIT to dive into the ARC for the sequel!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Chronic illness, Confinement, Genocide, and Slavery

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

decklededgess's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

trigger warnings: death of parents, torture, bigotry, abuse, sexual assault, slavery, sex work, misogyny,  violent animal attack

I really enjoyed this book. I loved the cross of mythology and fictionalized fantasy throughout and the use of multiple South Asian languages to create the worldbuilding. I was a bit underwhelmed by the chosen one plot but not so much that it was boring. I have yet to read enough brown chosen one tropes before they get tiresome. I think this book would have been far more enjoyable had the narrator been able to pronounce literally ANY of the non English words INCLUDING the names. She could do only the basic ones and even then they sounded a little off. Publishers if you could be so kind as to find narrators who KNOW PRONUNCIATIONS that would be great. Especially when these books are SET abroad. South Asian American stories are different. American accents are part of diaspora. They are not part of indigenous South Asian stories.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Murder