Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

Seraphina by Rachel Hartman

11 reviews

abby_can_read's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

3.0

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This was cute. I had a good time reading it. I liked the worldbuilding and the dragon lore. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Self harm, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Homophobia, Infertility, and Blood

queenkath32's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Xenophobia

coltgalben's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

 

I apologise in advance for the mistakes that may occur, english is not my first language. 

 

The book was great. I loved it. It has such interesting ideas and concepts... 

But there is a problem.  A big one for me. The main character is 16, and the love interest is 25. Yes, I know it's a fantasy story happening in a kingdom, and back in the day it was a common thing. But god dammit! It's a fantasy book with dragons that turn into humans, and wear mechanical earrings through which they talk with each other as if they have airpods! It had nothing to do with historical accuracy. The main character could have had a few more years - it wouldn't have changed much the story - or the love interest could have had less. It wouldn't have hurt the middle ages vibe at all. It's just stupid and I hate it and it's god damn fucking disgusting, because it's not only there, in the background, it is romanticised. And is so prominent in this type of stories and books and I'm fucking sick of it! Please stop it! It's weird! 

 

 I am going to put all the hope I have left in the humanity in the second volume. I'm putting this into the universe! Please! For the love of everything beautiful in this god forsaken world! Don't make these two lovers in the second one!!! I want to love this book, I really do. Please let me enjoy this beautiful story. 

Except for that, it was perfect. 

 

That is my opinion 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Self harm, Xenophobia, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia

Minor: Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Incest, and Death of parent

sakeriver's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

I am always a sucker for a coming-of-age story; this one is also a murder mystery and a YA romance. And it’s a story about intolerance and division and the specter of war, and reading it in 2024 definitely makes it feel urgent in a way that I’m not sure it would have at a different time in my life.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia, Murder, and War

Minor: Homophobia

zophronia's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm, Xenophobia, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Chronic illness, Homophobia, Infertility, and Alcohol

littki's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Xenophobia, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Racism, Rape, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Emotional abuse, Infertility, Abandonment, and Alcohol

crunchylettuce's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Xenophobia

Moderate: Death, Vomit, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Incest, Violence, Grief, and Outing

kokoberry's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Racism, Self harm, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

theworstofit's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Incest, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, and Xenophobia

libras's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Xenophobia, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail