Reviews tagging 'Death'

Son of the Storm by Suyi Davies Okungbowa

23 reviews

jalexpulliamkepler's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.75

2.75/5: incredible worldbuilding and complex characters but lacking the craft to bring it all together 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Infidelity, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Miscarriage, Torture, Vomit, Medical content, Cannibalism, and Alcohol

odunayo_y's review against another edition

adventurous

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Murder, and War

Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, and Genocide

Minor: Child death

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Sexual content, Torture, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Genocide, Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Vomit, Abortion, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and War

lunarstrudel's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

Sigh. I really wanted to like this, but ugh. So much no. Should have listened to my gut and dnfed it early, but I liked the worldbuilding and wanted to see where it was going. I ended up skimming  the last 20% because it was due back at the library, and I didn't want to use another hold slot on it, but wanted to see if it got better. No folks, it got worse. So many eyerolls, much gratuitous violence that felt pointless... It felt like a first draft that needs a lot of editing. There was a lot of repetitive explanations and meandering exposition, and entire povs that didn't seem to have a point. Editing is important! I wish that more time had been spent refining it, because it could be a really good story. I'll try other books by this author but probably won't continue this series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Racism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Racism, Slavery, Blood, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and War

grets_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Genocide, Hate crime, Racism, Blood, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

Minor: Animal death, Miscarriage, Slavery, Torture, and Grief

bookishkellyn's review against another edition

adventurous tense

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

4.0

In Bassa, a reverse caste system–where lighter skin is looked down upon to the point of segregation–is upheld. Danso is ‘mixed’ and therefore basically shunned, despite his academic excellence as a university scholar. After the appearance of a fabled “Yellowskin” (Lilong), his curiosity sets him and his betrothed (Esheme) on different life-changing paths, and Danso discovers that his otherness may be a gift. The story sucked me in immediately, lulled in the middle, and then somewhat dragged at the end due to Esheme’s role as a one-dimensional villain.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, and Classism

Minor: Animal death, Genocide, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and War

midnightsharkist's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content

lanid's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Xenophobia, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Deportation

lcgordon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark slow-paced

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

4.0

The worldbuilding is incredible....which means the first third of the book is an absolute slog. It really picks up in interesting ways if you can make it through that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Racism, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Genocide, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

kefeshe's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

Classic fantasy! Magic, a long journey, social inequality, epic battle scenes, loveable but young heroes! 

The world building was so artfully done, I felt like I was in the forests and savanas with them without being held down by lengthy descriptions 

loved this book and can't wait for the next one!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death