Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

The First Sister by Linden A. Lewis

23 reviews

lanid's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Xenophobia, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Dysphoria, War, and Classism

skrulls's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful 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

3.0

to me the end felt a bit rushed and not really foreshadowed, so some details really came out of nowhere - it felt a bit "tell" instead of "show"

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical trauma, Dysphoria, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Gore, Rape, Transphobia, and Murder

kaylamoran's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

Outer space books and movies aren't usually my thing, but I really liked this!  It was super unique, and I didn't see the plot twist coming at all.  4.5 stars instead of 5 because I found Lito's perspective a little boring sometimes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Genocide, Gore, Sexual assault, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, and War

Minor: Racism, Transphobia, Vomit, and Murder

puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-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: Death, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Dysphoria, and War

Minor: Cursing, Racism, and Alcohol

offbrandclubsoda's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Transphobia and Alcohol

bookishjd's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, and Dysphoria

illogical's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and War

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Medical trauma, and Dysphoria

Minor: Child abuse and Transphobia

wellintendedbibliophile's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective tense fast-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

Diverse cast and a respectful approach to incorporating characters with disabilities, both mental and physical. This book is dark, but so well-thought out. I loved every character and appreciate how the author humanized each character.  This is still a top favorite. I need to read the sequel soon. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, Colonisation, and War

danijbalt's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

The first-person narration threw me off, and the ending felt rushed in order to set up the next book, but I adored this book!! Picked it up and assumed the romance involving the First Sister would be straight, only for it to not be :') 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, and Blood

peach_pie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Colonisation, and War