Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller

7 reviews

haley49's review against another edition

adventurous

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

4.0

The characters are bad people but you still root for them??? They are casually down with murder and classism but are kind of feminists so it’s okay??? 
My feelings on the main characters are mixed but I loved them evolving  together and realizing how alike they were, The pace felt natural and the story was interesting. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Classism

Minor: Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

kinsportch's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

While the female main character, Alessandra was very self-absorbed and unlikable, the storyline was incredibly engaging. The fake dating and strangers to friends to lovers tropes were incredibly well written. The male main character, Kallias, was very likable towards the end of the book. It really takes awhile for the characters and the storyline to get interesting enough to continue though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual content, Slavery, and Colonisation

star_witch's review against another edition

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

1.0

Why, oh why did I do this to myself? 

So I read it in audiobook because I'm telling you, physically I wouldn't. It was a waste of my time. The characters were, I guess you could say, morally grey. No, ok they were morally grey which is fine, BUT. But... It gave e a weird feeling. It excuses colonization and murder. 

Like Kallias -or whatever his name was- is a king, that ruthlessly barges into other countries and colonizes them and expects the residents there to oblige without a revolution. SiR? sIr! And when he finds out that Alessandra murdered someone, he starts laughing and excuses her of all charges. What? How is that acceptable?

Disappointed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Colonisation

kylieqrada's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

OK but this was hella cute though. Tricia Levenseller can write a dark romance, mmkay?? Very pleasantly surprised by the strong characterization and rejection of stereotyping and gender roles in this one. 👏 We stan a powerful, assertive queen! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

Minor: Death of parent

anaya_reads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

I had a love-hate relationship with the characters but I enjoyed Alessandra’s cleverness and ruthlessness.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Death of parent and Colonisation

nana_7's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation

aus_1521's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Colonisation