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The Lioness by Chris Bohjalian

11 reviews

dev921's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• 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, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

dexkit10's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Slavery, Torture, Car accident, Colonisation, and War

bedtimesandbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

puggreader's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

this was such a good ending and really enjoyable to read. taught me a lot of new vocabulary also

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

singlespeedahead's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Torture

lcg527's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Racism, and Violence

kimveach's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I love listening to this book.   The narration was outstanding.   The plot was compelling.  Each character was well-developed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

bookthia's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I am definitely a Chris Bohjalian fan.  This was a solid “I liked it”  3.5 star novel.  It wasn’t nearly as captivating as Hour of the Witch and it wasn’t as entertaining as The Flight Attendant but it was good.  A slow burn, with a great twist.  The last chapters were fantastic.  

Set in the 1960’s, it’s the story of a group of Hollywood elite who go on safari in the Serengeti.  And, to quote another book set in Africa, “Things fall apart”.   

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Violence, and Murder

claudiaslibrarycard's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

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

5.0

The Lioness is billed as an adventure novel with 1960s Hollywood vibes, and it delivers on both. Told in many alternating perspectives, it is the story of 9 Hollywood elite going on safari in the Serengeti. Early on, things go very, very wrong for the group of travelers. 

Throughout this book, we learn more about the characters’ pasts in flashbacks interspersed with the deadly safari. The character development was top notch. I was impressed by the relatability of each character. Bohjalian clearly did extensive research and he defies my general opinions of most white male authors. I was impressed with how he wrote female characters and characters of color. His portrayal of racism focused on criticism rather than normalizing it or using it as a plot device. 

I am not typically an adventure reader but this book sucked me in and I loved it. The twist/reveal at the end was satisfying. I recommend this one for anyone who likes adventure, tension, human vs. nature, and Old Hollywood. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Violence

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Blood

booksta_lana's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death