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uranaishi 's review for:
The Ministry of Time
by Kaliane Bradley
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
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:
No
While this book does have some fun stuff, especially as friendships develop, it is one of those books that’s a little bleak/cynical in outlook. The very end has a hopeful tone, which saved it for me, but the bulk was a bit harder to get through, which is why it has a slightly lower rating from me.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol
Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Infidelity, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Deportation, Pandemic/Epidemic