Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin

6 reviews

natescobar's review against another edition

challenging slow-paced

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

1.0

Only one POC character, it’s like reading Fanfiction, constantly mentions male leads size and looks, unnecessary sex scene, and absolutely painful to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Cursing, and Colonisation

onemamareads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Blood, Classism, Colonisation, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Misogyny, Death, Murder, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Gaslighting, and Genocide

michelerr55's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Body horror, Child death, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide and Torture

ajboyd_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Torture, Violence, Colonisation, Death, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Genocide, Hate crime, Racism, and Religious bigotry

neaky__'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Things I liked: 
• The mechanics behind the white witches. I LOVE how their magic has limits and how the magic is presented. I also liked how the magic has a scent in this universe. 
• Relationship between Reid and Lou was fast but surprisingly believable. 
• I wasn’t expecting the final “twist” i guess you could say. A cruel twist of fate and i’m excited to see where it will lead in the next book. 

Things I didn’t liked: 
• I don’t think many of the side characters aside from the main few were developed. 
• Some parts are cringey and predictable but overall not too much. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Sexual harassment, Religious bigotry, Murder, Misogyny, War, and Sexism

Moderate: Vomit, Suicide attempt, Genocide, Emotional abuse, and Eating disorder

lizzyluck's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Hate crime, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Colonisation, Confinement, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Vomit