Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Ash Princess by Laura Sebastian

14 reviews

kassidyreads's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, and Colonisation

kristakp's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

While reading this book, I did not connect with any of the characters. I don't think that most of the "character development" was earned; the weak characterization wasn't immersive enough to make me believe how they were influenced by the plot. Overall, whereas this book was written to feel like a high-stakes scenario, it really fell flat on that front for me. I am stubbornly inclined to read the rest of the trilogy because I hate starting stories without finishing them, so my rating reflects that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Murder, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Stalking, Death of parent, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Fatphobia and Fire/Fire injury

navibo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense 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

5.0

The ratings for this book are low, but I honestly loved it. There are a lot of plot twists and surprising connections. This is a 5 star read and I stand by that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Colonisation

nana_7's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Misogyny, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Colonisation

Moderate: Confinement