Reviews tagging 'Trafficking'

The Bloodprint by Ausma Zehanat Khan

2 reviews

cerilouisereads's review

adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

I wanted to love this book but the pacing didn't work for me and while the world created was vivid there wasn't enough explanation to the worldbuilding. There was also a very problematic ableist trope used for one of the villain characters (see content warnings if you would like to know what it was) and this took the book down a star for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Trafficking, and Kidnapping

at the end of the book it was revealed that one of the antagonists, the Authoritan, was a person with albinism (described using the ableist slur "albino"). This is a really problematic trope that could have been avoided in a book published this recently

bookcaptivated's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Racism, and War

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Police brutality, and Death of parent