Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

Six Scorched Roses by Carissa Broadbent

4 reviews

shinyfox's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Xenophobia, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Rape

ka_ke's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Blood, and Medical content

Moderate: Sexual content, Xenophobia, Grief, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Body horror, Gore, Xenophobia, Death of parent, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

spicycronereads's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

Short and sweet. Loved Lilith in The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King and it was great to get her backstory and romance with Vale. I think it might have made this story less lovable if I hadn’t already met these characters so I am glad I read it them in the order that I did. Probably doesn’t hurt that I knew in advance they would get their HEA. 

I am not neurodiverse. But I love and work with many who are. They might differ in their read of Lilith. But from my perspective, Broadbent crafted a nuanced and compelling character whose neurodiversity was so often misunderstood and yet it was also a source of her strength. And she is loved for it, not in spite of it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Blood

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: Xenophobia and Death of parent

yourbookishbff's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Xenophobia