Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan

16 reviews

tmidge22's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Violence, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Slavery, Blood, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

asonder's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Slavery, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

ximevillarejo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

elihegy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Antisemitism, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and War

Moderate: Suicide

bethshuff's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad 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: Child death, Death, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Drug use, Genocide, Gun violence, Slavery, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, and War

teacupsandfirereads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I enjoyed that this was a WWII story told from a different perspective and country. It is one I hadn't read before, about the war's impact on Italy. What makes it even more striking is that is it based on a true story. So much so that though it is fictionalized, the author chose to keep the character's name the same.

The writing was rich and detailed, making it very engrossing. Though at time some of the dialogue felt weak. It is on the longer side, so it felt like a bit of a feat to get through it, but it was jampacked the whole way. I enjoyed the story, though heartbreaking, and how it was told. The characters where well developed and strong, adding to the realistic feeling. 

I enjoyed the first half of the book a bit more, where it felt more hopeful. The second half was far heavier and didn't have much hope or uplifting moments in it. I do understand that being war, this will happen, but the ending left you with little hope and I wish there had been more. I did get a little bit of a sense of that though from the author's note at the end.

I think this is a story worth reading for historical fiction fans who want a different take on WWII.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Genocide, Gore, Violence, and Antisemitism

Minor: Slavery