Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Urmașii de Sânge și Os by Tomi Adeyemi

18 reviews

blissfulbrii's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring 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

5.0

This was a really well executed contemporary YA Fantasy Novel! It had a lot of depth to it and its major underlying themes. I loved learning about the land of Örisha and the different clans, powers, and deitys. The character Inan was an example of not breaking the generational cycle despite knowing how much harm and turmoil it has caused generations of people, despite knowing about the discrimination. Which was unfortunate but a real life lesson that happens when people choose to turn a blind eye to evil in their face or end of justifying it for their sanity. 

Amari made me emotional especially fighting for the maji divîners and against her own father, risking her own life for what’s right. So powerful. Tzain was such a cute character and I felt he had a lot of personal development as well as Zélie. Her motivation to fight for not only her people and restoring magic, a sacred part of their identity, but also by the motivation of Mama Agba and Baba.

I enjoyed the intricacies of Yoruba indigenous society in Nigeria in the book and Tomi Adeyemi’s constant effort to educate readers while also emotionally impacting us.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Blood, and War

jan1e's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Tomi is a beautiful writer. I could easily feel all the emotions from every character and cried and laughed multiple times. I loved the African culture throughout the entire book. I appreciated the commentary on real life issues involving police brutality. The violence and angst in here could be too much for a sensitive reader (I’m finding it was for me). 

Also, the speed in which Zelie and Inan fall in love took me out of enjoying the book. Coupled with how young this books read, reading the romance between them that went beyond the first kiss made me uncomfortable.

This is Tomi’s debut though and I love seeing a Nigerian American author have such a splash in the book world. I’m rooting for her! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Torture, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Genocide

peggy_racham's review against another edition

5.0

Rereading this for the upcoming third book relase. The audiobook narrator did a great job bringing this world to life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

bookishpixie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

mattyb's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Gore, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Dysphoria, War, and Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty and Alcohol

jiffygiraffe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death

sweetchocolatez's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Slavery, Blood, Trafficking, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

Minor: Animal death and Sexual harassment

filosophicfoton's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, and Violence

Moderate: Body horror, Torture, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Genocide

lermaline's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

J'avais hâte de me plonger dans De sang et de rage dont j'avais beaucoup entendu parler sous son titre en anglais, Children of Blood and Bone de Tomi Adeyemi. J'avoue avoir toujours été impressionnée par la couverture qu'une fois (digitalement) tournée je n'ai presque pas refermée, captivée par les aventures de Zélie. Lu en français, je savais que le public cible du livre se situait dans une tranche d'âge inférieure à la mienne, particulièrement pour les enfants à partir de 14 ans. J'ai donc adapté mes attentes avant de me lancer (relation amoureuse entre ados non-explicite, recherche d'identité, affirmation de soi, indépendance face à ses parents et d'autres formes d'autorité et/ou de pouvoir, rébellion contre l'injustice). Cet ouvrage se lit très rapidement grâce à des chapitres courts alternant les points de vue de presque tous les personnages principaux, Zélie, Amari et Inan dans un pays et une culture inspirés du Nigéria. Les thèmes abordés sont lourds et actuels : le roi régnant qui dirige sans pitié Orïsha a commis un génocide envers les membres magiques de son peuple et a éteint à sa source la magie elle-même, a asservi, exploité et terrorise encore les familles endeuillées à jamais amputées de leurs proches, forcés à revivre encore et encore les souvenirs de ces assassinats par les forces armées royales. Vivre dans Orïsha est dangereux, il faut savoir s'y défendre si l'on ne veut pas être anéanti, et parfois ce n'est pas suffisant. J'ai particulièrement apprécié les descriptions du système de déités et des pouvoirs magiques, des villes et paysages ainsi que les animaux compagnons géants. J'ai peut-être remarqué un peu tard les parallèles évidents avec Avatar (Derniers Maîtres de l'Air) sans en être dérangée puisque j'aime énormément cette série. 

J'aurais aimé passer plus de temps avec certains personnages (dans le village des maji), avoir le point de vue de Tzain, approfondir la relation avec la mère de Zélie et Tzain, voir un rapprochement avec Amari et lui, voire même Amari et Zélie, approfondir les conflits sociaux et politiques dans Orïsha. 
Evidemment la fin ne dupe pas le vieux loup de mer de fantasy que je suis, et tant que l'on a pas vu et confirmé en détail la mort d'Inan, je reste persuadée de le retrouver dans le prochain livre.

 

Dans l'ensemble, je suis heureuse d'avoir lu cet ouvrage et le recommande autour de moi. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Genocide, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

bookishperseus's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing 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

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death