Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Throne of Glass - Die Erwählte by Sarah J. Maas

58 reviews

helfire124's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

renewed_reader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

The book is entertaining but I wouldn’t say its good or great. I have mixed feelings about the writing and certain plot lines (ex. the repetition about Celeana and Dorian’s beauty). At the same time, I liked some of the world-building and the friendship between Celeana and Nehemia.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Vomit

kassidyreads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Slavery, Vomit, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use, Death of parent, and War

leemazz01's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, and Colonisation

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

birdsandships's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Fun, quick, popcorn-y read. Writing gets better in the second book. Plot is very similar to Megan Whalen Turner’s The Queen’s Thief series

hr1245's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Slavery, and Colonisation

Minor: Physical abuse, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

jmdressel's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

very enjoyable fantasy fiction read! some classic tropes scattered throughout, and only passing moments of sexual encounters—nothing graphic or crude. plenty of mystery and a good balance of character development. i gained a sense of trust with the author that she would be giving exactly the amount of information about any character that was necessary; no more and no less. (this is helpful for gauging a character’s level of importance)

i loved all the twist and turns of story! can’t wait to read the next book in the series. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Misogyny, Xenophobia, Murder, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

khymihr's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gore, Slavery, and Colonisation

Minor: Grief, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail

puzzling_reader's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Slavery, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Rape and Suicide attempt

thepeculiarlibrary's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Slavery, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Colonisation