Reviews tagging 'War'

Song of Silver, Flame Like Night by Amélie Wen Zhao

45 reviews

lisashelves's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, and War

Moderate: Physical abuse, Torture, and Death of parent

bo0ks_are_cool91's review against another edition

adventurous reflective tense fast-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? No

5.0

Got me out of my reading slump:) can’t wait to read the next book

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Death of parent, and War

nozycozy's review against another edition

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation and War

fabichirinos's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I really liked the book, it was exciting and fun. I grew fond of the cast of characters and the ending was disheartening, seeing

all the culture of the Hin disappear before their very eyes and the shi'fu' last stand

left me looking forward for the next book. I realized the story mirrors the Century of Humiliation in China, mixed with some of the current struggle of Chinese ethnic clans, like the Uyghur. Even though, Zen's clan reminds me of Manchuria. This tinge of realism really caught me in the story. However, I think

the "betrayal" of Zen was very mild, and I don't get why Lan is so angry at him, like, ok he lied. But she also wished to get t othe Demon Gods before the Elantians, an do what ??? talk with them so they dispersed into the qí. I get it was for th  plot so they separate, but it could have been done better

  I also liked how the author handled the themes of colonialism, war, abuse, very tactful and saying enough to get their point across. An overall good book!

3.75/5⭐

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death

Minor: Racism, Blood, and Sexual harassment

mystic_storyweaver32's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Started off at a medium pace but then was a little too fast toward the ending that some moments that were meant to be emotional were anticlimactic and felt rushed especially the final battle and what happens after. I would have like to see different reactions and emotions from the other characters other than Lan and Zen.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Death of parent, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Sexual assault and Trafficking

malisac16's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Torture, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

allisonsmith120's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Death of parent, and Colonisation

Moderate: Racism, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, Grief, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape

scrubsandbooks's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.5

I got super into it in the beginning, got slightly bored midway, then it picked up the rest of the way. But generally, it is a magical story based on Chinese folklore, and the main couple is worth getting invested in. Despite my slightly low rating, I will be giving the sequel a chance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Death of parent

megrainey's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Violence, and War

lizdalizard's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, and War