Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

257 reviews

nhollie's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated

3.0

I’m really not sure about this book. The world is interesting (albeit confusing) but it’s just really slow and not much happens. And there’s so many characters that I don’t think any of them were particularly interesting or well developed. I feel very 😑🫤 about this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Violence

purplatypus's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Sexual content, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Drug use, and Death of parent

hannaws's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

There are only two kinds of men: ones who betray you sooner and ones who betray you later.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Child abuse and Death of parent

Minor: Suicide

jo_lzr's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

I liked reading this book and I'd definitely like to read the second one, especially for Naranpa's story as she is my favorite. Iran and Xiala are also characters I care about. I like Serapio and I hope that he can find a way to escape his destiny, but I don't like The Crow God,

though I am grateful that he killed Abah and Eche!

The worldbuilding and the magic system are very intriguing and well built, even though there is more to the magic system that we haven't seen yet and I'd definitely like to see more.

I want to see Iktan's perspective about what happened after xe realized that Naranpa was kidnapped. I like xir as a character, especially after seeing that xe wasn't like the rest of the traitors. 
I also thought it very ingenious how the traitors ended up unknowingly saving Naranpa's life by scheming against her. 
Furthermore, I loved the scene when the Crow God realized that Eche didn't have the sun's essence and that the real Sun Priest was somewhere else. I would love to see Naranpa discovering her potential, though I'm guessing that she might have to share the same fate as Serapio.

 
TW: If you're sensitive to images of body horror, please read with caution as they are graphically described.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

apersonfromflorida's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Child abuse, Suicide, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Homophobia, and Sexual content

instalovewithbooks's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I really enjoyed learning about all the characters through this story and seeing it come together. I loved how Roanhorse explains the story as it goes but I really wish there was maps! I love fantasy maps, makes the world make more sense to me. I do really love learning more about the 3 POVs and seeing how everything comes together. 💜 Cant wait to start book 2!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Violence and Vomit

Minor: Sexual content

rosenic's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Racism, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

shermansays's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Alcohol

Minor: Suicide

bethmalena's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

Fantastic writing, excellent world building, so cool to read a book set in the ancient Americas with magical realism. I wanted to be more surprised by the end, but I can see some hints of twists to come in the next books. I’ll be continuing with this series and this author!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

merrnew's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

4.5

Really enjoyed the lore and the rich descriptions.  I liked all the characters except the sun priest, whose naivety just bothered me.  The jumping around in time and character POVs were a little jarring at first but overall really enjoyable and I liked the pace of the writing. Love the diversity and inclusivity of the characters.

the end felt a bit anticlimactic and the first book did feel like an intro for what's to come but it did make me immediately want to read the rest of the series

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence