Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

Nuncanoche by Jay Kristoff

6 reviews

thenoboshow's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

follows a 16 year old girl, who isnt like other girls. She's thin and pale but not like sexy thin and pale, however there is something about her. She vows to avenge her family-she escapes their fate and discovered her darkness/edge are her literal power. She smokes cigarillos, she drinks whiskey and she has sex. She kills a lot of people, but I guess, doesn't remember. Then goes to an assassin school to fight for the privilege to be one of their assassins. Much of the book follows her time there. While at the school she gets a boob job and learns the secrets of seduction, poisoning, fighting, and lying. The writing itself spends a lot of time pushing metaphors highlighting the most mundane things. The book would be half as long if it didn't use so many words to describe how sensual someone's smile was or speculating what was going on behind someone's eyes. I could never stop thinking about the main characters age. I have read other books with non-adult characters in very adult situations but was able to be immersed enough for me not to question every bit of dialogue or reference to their long life lived. If I'm brought so out of the material I am wondering what the author was doing or getting out of this we have a problem .

dalek_caan's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

It took me about 200 pages to get into the book, and I kind of wish it ended before like the last 50. It was a really cool world and witty writing, and honestly the cat was the best character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Biphobia, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

dragonaion's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

USA said it well, 

"Harry Potter meets The Lies of Locke Lamora."

And from my 5 star review of The Lies of Locke Lamora, I say that Nevernight is absolutely a story-sibling to Lynch's work while standing on its own and is a fantastic read. I devoured half the book in a day and am already shouting at Amazon to "take my money!" for the sequels.
For those who haven't read Lynch's book (which you should, if you enjoy Nevernight), this is a story of the brotherhood (and sisterhood!) of thieves, love in the dark, knowing what the dark is, and how to walk in Her shadow. Not for the faint of heart, this is a brilliant magical fantasy that will remind you of The Elder Scroll's Night Mother and Daedric Prince Nocturnal with every word. It is brilliant, emotional, tangible, and had me almost crying at a few spots.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse and Slavery

Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

agenericmirkwoodelf's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Oh wow! Oh wow!! This book shocked me! When I first started it, I was a little (okay, a lot) put off, I wasn’t sure I could get through it, but by the 100 page mark, it had me! There were so many things I loved about this book! And a few things I didn’t, but let’s start with the good:

-The writing. Polarizing. I know. I get it. This writing style is out there, and certainly not for everyone. But I loved for it! It was witty and gorgeous! I wanted to keep reading! Not just for the story, but also so I could absorb more of the prose. 
- The worldbuilding. So vivid! I felt like I had been transported somewhere wholly unfamiliar and dangerous, and it was beautifully engrossing. 
- The humor. Fine. I laughed. I admit it. I was not expecting this book to be funny, but here we are, and frankly it had no right to be as well-integrated as it was. 
- Fight scenes. They were glorious. 
-The foreshadowing in the footnotes yes pleaseee! 

The characters were middle ground for me. They’re unique and interesting, but could use a little more depth. Hopefully we see this as the series progresses. 

For all I loved, there were some things in this book I took issue with: 
- Mia is 16. Please. Please. Stop making everything surrounding so sexualized. She is 16.
- Everyone is so horny all the time WhY?? 
- The early descriptions of Mia tried way too hard to convince us how not like other girls she is.
- Some of the messages regarding beauty were a little off putting. By no means is this a moral, lesson-learning book, but you’re seriously just going to remove a girl’s freckles because she’s supposedly more attractive without them? Come on!

So yeah! Overall, loved this book! Beyond excited for the next installment, but it it not without its flaws! :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gore, Sexual content, and Murder

Moderate: Religious bigotry

edu_caldelas's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Torture, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Minor: Slavery

kittykaz's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Despite what this extraordinarily pretentious narrator keeps telling us, both the plot and the protagonist were almost painfully transparent in its forced gruesomeness. If Kristoff had let the world and his prose speak for itself, I would have loved the gloomy atmosphere of the lurking shadows under the mountains. Now, and especially with the distracting amount of footnotes, this effect got buried under the evidence of his efforts.
Still, the skill was definitely there, and I am happy to give the rest of the series a chance to catch up on the promises that weren't met here.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Excrement, Vomit, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent