Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

The Empire of Gold, by S.A. Chakraborty

41 reviews

carrie_hanson's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad 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

Wow what a finale. 
I wasn't sure how it would be possible to wrap everything up in just one last book but it worked and it worked well. Definitely check content warnings on this one as there is a lot of violence.
The characters arcs throughout the series were stunning, the history and politics of the world sometimes got confusing, but often because we didn't yet have all the information, like most of the characters. This book was dripping with dramatic irony at many times especially with Dara, but I'm glad with how his story wrapped up. 

Spoiler

and Nahri's grandpa being the Egyptian cook?? So many tears of joy at that

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Slavery

Moderate: Torture and Injury/injury detail

thoseoldcrows23's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

I can't imagine a more perfect ending to this series. Chakraborty does an excellent job of following through on the world and the characters she's established, and I feel like everyone ended up in a place that felt real and earned. This has cemented The Daevabad Trilogy as an all time favorite series for me and earned it a spot on the very short list of series that I feel get better with each instalment. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Murder, War, Torture, Slavery, Genocide, Gaslighting, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Homophobia and Pregnancy

breadwitchery's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Slavery, Violence, and War

Moderate: Sexual content, Torture, Grief, and Child death

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Cursing

astropova's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

Wow, what an amazing end to the series! That was definitely one of the most satisfying endings I've ever read. I love how Nahri really comes into her own. She's come a long way since conning random rich guys in Cairo!

I think the author did a great job with the final battle and tying up all the loose ends afterwards. I think every character really got the endings that were perfectly tailored to them.

This book was so long, but I think one of its biggest strengths is that it has just *incredible* pacing. There was not a single moment where I felt bored or like there was unnecessary fluff, detail, or just word count padding. Every scene was so sharp and had purpose. An exemplar of epic fantasy!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Slavery, Violence, Death, Genocide, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Medical content, Injury/injury detail, and Torture

Minor: Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, and Vomit

dazzle_spider_reader_1212's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Death, Self harm, Murder, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Medical content, Slavery, Injury/injury detail, Dementia, Gun violence, Blood, and Animal cruelty

madamenovelist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Religious bigotry, Racism, Murder, Kidnapping, Injury/injury detail, Rape, Misogyny, Grief, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Blood, War, Sexual harassment, Torture, Slavery, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Gore, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Vomit, Xenophobia, Violence, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Gun violence, Death of parent, Cursing, Colonisation, Classism, and Child death

nabecker13's review against another edition

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Confinement, Trafficking, War, Genocide, Murder, Slavery, Torture, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Homophobia and Religious bigotry

Minor: Abortion and Rape

lauraglovestoread's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.5

A solid end to an excellent series.  I didn't quite love The Empire of Gold as much as the two books that came prior to it -- I feel like there were some aspects of the plot that were more drawn out than necessary while others needed more attention; I also feel quite strongly that

Spoiler

the suggestion of romance between Nahri and Ali should've definitely just been left out entirely because it wasn't needed + added nothing.

  I do like, though, how the series has concluded overall, and give the series 5 stars as a whole.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Slavery, Violence, Gun violence, Murder, Gore, Blood, Torture, Confinement, and Medical content

summerspence's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Violence, and War

Moderate: Abandonment, Classism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Torture

Minor: Slavery

laurenkimoto's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

Wow this was a rare series where the sequels either stayed the same quality or got better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Torture, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual assault, Rape, Animal death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Grief, War, Vomit, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Medical content, Injury/injury detail, Infidelity, Hate crime, Racism, Homophobia, Alcohol, Blood, Gaslighting, Gore, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Animal cruelty, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Death, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Slavery, Sexual content, and Murder