Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

5 reviews

prettiestwhistles's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Violence, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Grief, Death, and Ableism

Moderate: Classism, Gun violence, Trafficking, Addiction, Blood, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Child death, Death of parent, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Colonisation, Slavery, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, and War

reading_something_else's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny relaxing 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

I loved the way these characters were brought to life, and the plot was complex and interesting.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Slavery, Trafficking, and Violence

Minor: Blood, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death of parent, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, and Torture

theirgracegrace's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, Kidnapping, Blood, and Chronic illness

Minor: Ableism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, War, Slavery, Colonisation, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Xenophobia

livthelund's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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? No

4.5

Bit hard to get into, but once you do it is amazing.

Spoiler

Still crying over Matthias

Spoiler

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Colonisation, Death, and Emotional abuse

julesadventurezone's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Violence, Racism, Murder, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Addiction, Death, Forced institutionalization, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Slavery, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Trafficking, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Slavery, Rape, Pregnancy, and Confinement