Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Brooms by Jasmine Walls

11 reviews

bisexualwentworth's review against another edition

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

5.0

New favorite graphic novel. Everyone should read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Colonisation

Moderate: Violence

abarnakwn_ourcolourfulpages's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, and Colonisation

Moderate: Forced institutionalization

Minor: Gun violence

robinks's review

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

3.75

Don’t read the inside jacket or the book’s description on here if you don’t want spoilers! The representation in this book was great, though the art wasn’t really my style. The best part was the epilogue.

The creator’s note explained why there were some things left unexplained (like how Billie Mae harnessed the lightning power), but it didn’t make sense to me that Luella got her powers back in the end and then didn’t use them?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Hate crime, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Child abuse, Gun violence, and Transphobia

dogoodwithbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? No

4.0

If there’s a historical fantasy graphic novel that you need to read, it’s this one. 

In an alternate reality of 1930s Mississippi, magic is restricted to certain people and those who fail to conform, specifically people of color, could face their powers being removed from them. Luella, who has had this happen to her, she tries everything in her power to avoid the same fate happening to her cousins, Mattie and Emma. When Luella brings Mattie and Emma to a broom racing competition and meet Billie Mae and the Night Stormers, readers are brought in for a tale of found family and standing up for what you believe in. 

The illustrations are beautifully done and the story has readers glued in till the very last page. The six main characters featured are each given their own chance to shine and I love the diverse representation that Walls and DuVall have highlighted in this book. 

If you’re looking for a graphic novel that blends together fantasy and a lesson in untold U.S. history with a diverse cast of characters (include LGBTQ+ and disabled rep), I definitely would recommend checking out this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racism, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Violence, Police brutality, and Colonisation

Minor: Child abuse and Physical abuse

clarabooksit's review

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Classism

Moderate: Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, and Colonisation

marena02's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Cursing, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

greenlivingaudioworm's review

adventurous challenging emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Hate crime, Racism, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Colonisation, and Classism

zombiezami's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced

4.5

This was so beautiful and I want more stories in this world!! The one complaint I have is that the little girls didn't get much character development. But it was so fun to read and the art is amazing. The author clearly did a lot of research and takes diversity in a variety of forms seriously. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Racism, Colonisation, and Dysphoria

Minor: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Vomit, and Grief

numberdance's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional fast-paced

4.25

 The book led with Mattie and Emma, and so I initially expected this to be their story, but it's really a story of all of these families bound together by magic, romance, and the racing team. The magic slots into the historical context so well, and I love how all of the relationships are shown.

(Also the epilogue showing what happens over the next several decades is great.) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Colonisation

Moderate: Forced institutionalization

dananana's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Forced institutionalization, and Colonisation

Moderate: Transphobia and Police brutality