Reviews tagging 'Racism'

King of Battle & Blood by Scarlett St. Clair

5 reviews

meg_k_white's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

I liked this, but I wasn't blown away, and some things really bothered me. The fantasy and paranormal aspects were fun to read, and the spice was spicy and sprinkled throughout. I also really liked the personal growth Isolde went through as she learns the truth about the world she was apparently sheltered from. I didn’t like the petty girl fights or the fixation on Isolde’s breasts. 

***SPOILERS***

I really didn't like the reincarnation trope in the sense that everyone knew who Isolde was except her. And even after she did realize who she was... She was still Isolde? But did her entourage like her for who she was or for who she is? This lowered my rating. 

I also didn't like that Isolde's people are enslaved... And that they are the only POC in the story. And that her father kept it a secret not only from her but also from her mother... And was everyone else in the kingdom kept in the dark? Or did they not tell Isolde either? This lowered my rating even more. 

Bottom line, I won't be reading book two.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

doubletherazzle's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

The beginning was a bit rough, but once the story fell into a groove I enjoyed the mystery and fantasy of the story telling and will definitely read the next book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Animal death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, and Injury/Injury detail

karapillar's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Physical abuse, Racism, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, Abandonment, and War

Minor: Infidelity, Slavery, Torture, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol

midnacine's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

5.0

I really wanted to include a specific quote in my review for this book, but I'm having trouble finding it and I'm an impatient bitch, so we're just not including it.

Maybe I'm just really into trashy romance novels recently but I fucking loved this book. It feels like this is what a condensed version of JLA's From Blood and Ash would have been without

Casteel's deception plot

. I love that series so it makes sense I would love this too.

It was interesting coming to this after having read A Touch of Darkness because the writing style was so much different and engaging. To me it seems like Scarlett St. Clair really found her voice in this story, and I can't wait to read the second one in December!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Genocide, Misogyny, Sexism, Medical content, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Racism, Slavery, Vomit, and Alcohol

rosegoes3's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I don’t usually like fantasy but I liked this. The ending felt like a lot was happening very quickly and although I expected the twist, it still felt like it needed to be fledged out more 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail