Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Dcera kostí a dýmu by Laini Taylor

6 reviews

ashwiebe's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, War, and Classism

sustainably_lucia's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated

3.75

The writing was beautiful and engaging. The story took some unexpected twists and turns and I enjoyed the ride. I enjoyed the slow world-building and how it was woven into the character and plot development (although the long flashback chapters took me out of the main story).
The setting made me eager to go back to Prague (which will be happening later this year).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Xenophobia, and War

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Murder, and Classism

donatio's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

So... overall I liked the book.
I liked the characters as well as the world-building but some things didn't sit right with me. 

I'm a big animal friend and I'm intrigued by the concept of opposites, how something cannot exist without an opposite, but the depiction here failed sometimes. The fact that the angels basically colonised the world of the chimaera often fades into the background and the chimaera are still often described as the villain(monsters) because the angels make no appearance except for Akiva's "rightness" and so on; the balance it was probably supposed to be... Is just not there. Even though it is said that the chimaera are intelligent and feeling beings this behavior isn't shown, there is no tender love in Eretz in the chimaera capital described. That makes them seem cruel even though the angels are the "real" enemies. 
Furthermore I had a problem with some comments made in the book I can't recall specifically now and the fact that everyone seems to be beautiful (ly thin) in some way upsets me.

Still the story managed to draw me in, to care about the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Sexual content, Slavery, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Torture

_alyssar_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Genocide, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

ran_sophia's review

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Genocide, Racism, Slavery, Torture, and Classism

Minor: Sexual content and Murder

_tamara_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Genocide, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Death, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Toxic friendship