Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

Sun Storm by Åsa Larsson

2 reviews

buckupcamper's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Gore, Cursing, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, and Violence

oversensitive_reader's review

dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

2.75

Lovable and strong main character, the other main characters are irritating but complex. Fast pace, so fast in fact that you can't really feel the rising action, I couldn't feel a sense of urgency or danger and some side characters felt unnecesary. Missed oportunities with such complex characters and was not a fan of Asa's writting style. But the story is misterious and has a unique charm to it, also turns dark and really intense. Overall, enjoyed it a lot. My favorite part by far were the flashbacks, I found them very thought-provoking and insightful.
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The twist was good, and really well hinted. The ending was.... a choice. I never cared for Ana-Mella's pregnancy so when I found out her giving birth to his son was the official ending I was confused, is it hinting that Thomas will try to kidnap him? what was the purpose? Is it a set-up for a sequel? Also, Sanna got away with everything, even her parents! That was so infuriating, hope in a later book Sanna's kids get adopted, then her mom leaves her dad but both of them go to jail or smth...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Murder, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Abortion, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Infidelity, and Physical abuse