Reviews tagging 'War'

Le trône de jade by Naomi Novik

17 reviews

wazbar's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective slow-paced

4.5

Very strong sequel to a very strong start of a series, in my opinion. The temptation to skip over large chunks of the ocean voyage must have been strong, but the book is much better for the time it takes in that uncomfortable liminal space. One thing that I think works very well is how the cultural distance from the Chinese characters is communicated; it's clear that the English characters just don't understand them most of the time, rather than them being Just Strange.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Slavery and Xenophobia

abby_can_read's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

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I had a wonderful time reading this book. I thought it was excellent. I'm excited to read the next book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Racism, and War

Minor: Child death, Misogyny, and Sexism

rangoondragon's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

Took me a great deal longer to finish this installment but worth it in the end. I do wish some parts near the end were more fleshed out while other parts, in the beginning, were described in great detail. Temeraire is as always charming and well earned his rank of my favorite character.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Gun violence

Moderate: Xenophobia, Murder, and War

Minor: Animal death

directorpurry's review against another edition

adventurous informative mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, and War

velvetsilk42's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

Moderate: Death, Gore, and War

Minor: Animal death

readingelli's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Slavery, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Violence and War

Minor: Vomit

Attempted murder, colonialism, discussions around slavery

o_romeo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Slavery, Violence, and War

Moderate: Child death, Gore, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit and Alcohol

xandry's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Child death

roxfoxreads89's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

I continue to enjoy this series and the characters. This book dragged on a bit for me so I didn’t like it quite as well as the first. I’ll definitely continue on with the series.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, Slavery, Violence, and War

celey's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful slow-paced

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

4.0

A great second book - really delves deep into the broader world of the Napoleonic era with dragons. Lots of action at the end, and lots of political maneuvering. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: War

Many battle deaths, but not described in gory detail and the impact of which is honestly shown.