Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

And I Darken by Kiersten White

3 reviews

drlove2018's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Lots of palace intrigue tropes and internalized homophobia, but the two main characters are vivid and their relationship is well-crafted

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Murder, Abandonment, and War

Minor: Child death, Cursing, and Death of parent

k_galloway's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.0

slowwwwwww pacing. it felt like pulling teeth trying to read this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Xenophobia

Moderate: Gore, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Murder, and War

andrikkk's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Homophobia, Rape, Sexism, Xenophobia, and Grief