Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Auringon sisar by Lucinda Riley

12 reviews

sandysmith's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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

4.75

The 6th in the Seven Sister series I've read. Told in the usual dual timeline format, this book concentrates on the youngest sister Electra, a famous beautiful black model. and Cecily, a seemingly unconnected white woman. Electra, like her sister CeCe before her, I initially didn't think I'd like due to her portrayal in her previous sisters' books. She was portrayed as a spoilt, unpleasant rich girl, and I thought there would be little to read about. This changed throughout the course of the read. Her addiction to drink and drugs, subsequent rehab, learning to trust, and her relationship with her grandmother and sisters were sensitively written. I enjoyed Cecilys' story, a fiance who leaves her and her embarrassment in New York leads her to Kenya via Scotland. She marries Bill and finds a baby abandoned in the bush who she raises as her own. Excellent accessible writing and the 830 odd pages I devoured, enticing me to have little sleep as I was compelled to read on. A wonderful, fabulous read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Vomit, Medical content, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

bearybooky's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

kiwialexa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Vomit, and Alcohol

readwithshelly's review against another edition

inspiring slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Vomit, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cursing, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Abandonment

pettie's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Vomit, and War

spellygirl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and War

rhosynmd's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Colonisation

johannarauha's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Blood, Police brutality, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Sexism, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

melarareading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

1.75

The series is going downhill... 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying and Child death

sophiji94's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring 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: Addiction, Racial slurs, and Racism