Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas

61 reviews

hapalyn's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Genocide, Incest, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Vomit, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and War

kerttuli's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

I'm sure this is going to be an unpopular opinion, but... this book wasn't good. Same elements as all her other books. I’m so cranky. I think I have to read the next one because of the ending. I have read all of her published novels to date and I keep asking myself why I keep reading... maybe it's because I keep hoping it wont dissolve into garbage. I liked the first one, so I picked this up and was ready to give it a try.

I still struggle with SJM's reliance on the "copy/paste" style of writing  (the reliance on the same archetypes, tropes, and phrases, iykyk). I got really far in and nothing major had happened. The events didn’t have weight. It lacked any drive forward. There was so much that could have been cut from this book. No reason it needed to be around 800 pages.  The last 150 pages were slightly more interesting. I kept wishing something would get better because I liked the first book in each of her series. But they all seem to devolve into copy/paste fae "porn" with a bit of a plot line. Same story, different font. Also, the "mate" crap is beyond old and SO repetitive 🤮. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Murder, War, and Classism

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation

ronan_lesh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, and Murder

Minor: Grief

ac02's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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: Cursing, Death, Genocide, Sexual content, and Blood

Moderate: Body shaming, Drug abuse, Slavery, Violence, Murder, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Child abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Colonisation

clairew97's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

georgiaisreading's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Wow I enjoyed this so much - learning more about their world and getting to know more about so many characters! 

AND THE ENDING OMG I CANNOT WAIT AHH WORLDS COLLIDE

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Infertility, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction

manoncrochan's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Slavery, Grief, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Drug use, Sexual assault, Medical content, Trafficking, and Pregnancy

kat1105's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Suicide, and Cannibalism

randirush's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

mind = blown

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Slavery, and Blood

Moderate: Misogyny, Torture, and Colonisation

jonezzzing's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Classism

Moderate: Torture, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail