Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan

25 reviews

sofiacazares's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

planetshelf's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Murder, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Minor: Bullying, Genocide, Infertility, Infidelity, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Pregnancy, Outing, and Gaslighting

zoevjester's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring 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? No

5.0

This is the second time I've read Girls 1. You can tell immediately when your read it that the author poured their heart and soul into the story, and it shows. The diversity is a breath of fresh air, the characters and the story, while dark, is woven and told with such care that my heart breaks. Lei is a brilliant character and her story, so very similar to some people's reality, is a reminder to live despite.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Death, Infertility, Physical abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Blood, Kidnapping, War, and Injury/Injury detail

castielsshield's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Genocide, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and War

bluebari's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, and Classism

Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Trafficking, Outing, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Genocide, Homophobia, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Abandonment

emmaowens's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Slavery, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infertility and Vomit

mothman19's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying and Homophobia

ms_sarah621's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Genocide, Violence, and War

raiynnn's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Torture

Minor: Emotional abuse

therainbowshelf's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.0

The gist 📚: Lei is taken from her village and made to serve as a concubine to the king as one of his Paper Girls. Her resolve to free herself of the situation solidifies when she falls in love. I enjoyed this book.

For readers looking for 💕: a vivid fantasy world, a harem genre story, political intrigue, fighting oppression, kick-ass Heroins, and queer romance. 

My thoughts 💭 The world is vivid and reminded me of Daughter of Smoke and Bone because of the human/demon denizins of the world. There were prominent aspects I didn't enjoy, though. The climax also didn't quite feel earned, which really took away from the whole experience for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Racism, and Rape