Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

The Ninth Rain by Jen Williams

3 reviews

kiwij96's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

4.5

A multiple POV with a brilliant cast of characters, unique magic system and an easy to understand world ans history.

Quite a slow start which took me a minute to get into, but that's true of most adult fantasy stories I get into (the world is already established and I need a minute to catch up while the lore trickles in). By about chapter 6-7, I was fully immersed and entralled. Was it a bit predictable at times? For sure yes, but not in a way that took anything away from the plot or the experience. Everything written in this book served a purpose and came full circle by the end. Nothing was waated or overexplained, everything was well-paced and well-written.

Bit gory at times, took a minute to get into, and times felt like it dragged a bit, but I can appreciate the way it was written: to establish the characters, their discoveries, relationships, and to allow the world to reveal itself to the reader whilst building up to the ending. Very much looking forward to reading the sequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Self harm, Xenophobia, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Drug use, Genocide, Sexual content, Torture, and Religious bigotry

chaos_positive's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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

very fun fantasy story with unique world building. if you ever wanted characters with the vibes of, a middle age unfazed Victorian woman researcher, a traumatized human torch, and a elf (kinda) who's whole race has (kinda) become vampires' out of "problems" with dying, this is a great place to find it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Self harm, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Genocide and Murder

kaziaroo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? No

5.0

Do you ever love a book so much you almost wonder if it was written for you? This had everything I've ever wanted from a book. I can't wait to read the sequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, and Genocide

Minor: Suicide