Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

The Sun Sister by Lucinda Riley

7 reviews

ashp21's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Moderate: Miscarriage, Racism, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Classism

sandysmith's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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

4.75

The 6th in the Seven Sister series I've read. Told in the usual dual timeline format, this book concentrates on the youngest sister Electra, a famous beautiful black model. and Cecily, a seemingly unconnected white woman. Electra, like her sister CeCe before her, I initially didn't think I'd like due to her portrayal in her previous sisters' books. She was portrayed as a spoilt, unpleasant rich girl, and I thought there would be little to read about. This changed throughout the course of the read. Her addiction to drink and drugs, subsequent rehab, learning to trust, and her relationship with her grandmother and sisters were sensitively written. I enjoyed Cecilys' story, a fiance who leaves her and her embarrassment in New York leads her to Kenya via Scotland. She marries Bill and finds a baby abandoned in the bush who she raises as her own. Excellent accessible writing and the 830 odd pages I devoured, enticing me to have little sleep as I was compelled to read on. A wonderful, fabulous read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Vomit, Medical content, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

vivisms_82's review against another edition

2.75

Electra's story: Preachy, sanctimonious, shallow. Unrealistic, unresearched depiction of addiction and recovery. 
Cecily's story: transformative, admirable, strong.
I struggled to finish this. I truly hope book - #7 The Missing Sister, will be worth reading some otherwise rather mediocre storytelling. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Cursing, Slavery, Suicide, Grief, Abortion, Murder, and Pregnancy

bearybooky's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

ambersbooksandbakes's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Miscarriage, Racism, Self harm, Grief, Death of parent, and Colonisation

Minor: Vomit, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and War

spellygirl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and War

rhosynmd's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Colonisation