Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Ash Princess by Laura Sebastian

33 reviews

ivywall's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-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? Yes

3.25

I absolutely loved this book, it made me fall in love with reading in highschool. However on this re-read I noticed a few things structurally that irked me. There was quite a few quick fixes to the plot and repetitive internal dialogue. Also, the author would put  certain words in italics for emphasis. Which to me just came off as immaturity. 
Now for the good news! It’s still the same wonderful story with all the tension and nail biting drama. I would recommend this to any fantasy fan or even political drama fan. Long live the Queen!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Violence, Vomit, and War

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Death of parent, and Classism

mariyah_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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

4.25

I love Theo. That's it, that's all I have to say.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Colonisation, and Classism

rnfortier's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense 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? Yes

3.75

I think it’s a good intro book for the series. The political intrigue is well done. Even though the violence can be a bit much at times it is fitting for the story.
It can be hard to be patient with Theo’s ignorance, but given her brutally sheltered upbringing it is to be expected. 
I’m interested to see how things progress. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

ghost_cat99's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Torture, Murder, and Colonisation

Moderate: Sexual harassment

meghansarmiento97's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

auddiev_quinn2's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

This is one of the best books I have ever read 100% recommended 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Slavery, Suicide, Grief, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

rafacolog's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Torture, Violence, Sexual harassment, and War

esterslibrary's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

prunechips's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Colonisation

Moderate: Sexual harassment

fossilreads's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

It took me a while to get into the story, but it was still worth it for me. 

It's a bit of a tough read with all the violence towards children and minors, but I also understand how it added to the plot and is meant to show the horrors of war and how awful the kaiser and the invaders are.

I really enjoyed the twists and turns, they didn't feel too far fetched and were honestly believable. A lot of the things that surprised Theo were things I can believe everyone around her sheltering her from.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Genocide, Physical abuse, Slavery, Xenophobia, Murder, and War