Reviews tagging 'Cultural appropriation'

Bluebird by Ciel Pierlot

1 review

beldaran1224's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

This book is a fun, cheeky space adventure. The author has a great style that manages to be dramatic and funny without being slow or overwrought. The book has an overall light tone, but there are a lot of serious things going on, so just be wary that the setting is heavily based around colonialism and war.

The ending

brings the rating down a bit for being a bit too "happy ever after". It actually ends up spoiling some of the more serious elements of the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation and Genocide

Moderate: Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, War, Kidnapping, and Classism

Minor: Abandonment, Torture, Medical content, Cultural appropriation, and Death of parent