Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Skyhunter: el arma secreta by Marie Lu

25 reviews

vaniavela's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Murder, and War

Moderate: Gun violence, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Death, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Colonisation, and War

niksbrie's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Racism, Violence, and War

Minor: Ableism

emdashenthusiast's review against another edition

I could not get through this book. The idea was very interesting, but everything was way to coincidental, even for a YA book. The science of things didn’t make any sense and things kept being repeated two or three times like the reader isn’t trusted to understand what was said a paragraph earlier.

when Talin and Red formed their bond i was incredibly disappointed by the lazy work around for the communication barrier between them

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Moderate: Racism, Violence, and War

gabykyu's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

5.0

I had never heard of this book until I went into this little bookstore in the Denver airport while I waited to go back home to Florida. I walked around and read quite a few summaries of the books there, and then walked around again but something about this book kept pulling me back to it so I bought it and only this book did I buy. 

I… was NOT prepared for the utter SUSPENSE and the great emotional rollercoaster this book put me through. I won’t put any spoilers because honestly, it’s worth you reading it yourself and discovering it all. I’ve never noted down quotes and scenes of a book but I noted down a good amount from this one that either made my weak-to-shipping-canon-lovers heart cry or made goosebumps rise on my arms at the magnitude of meaning behind the words on the pages. 

I’m so glad I bought the second book knowing I was loving the first one so now I can just continue on with the story. I’m also going to look up more by this author because holy crap I love her ;-; Please read this book, it’s my first 5 star read of the year and it’s like my fourth book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Violence, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Genocide, and Blood

Minor: Body horror and Torture

anaguana's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Grief, and War

heyitscin's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, and Blood

Moderate: Death of parent

annieslibrary's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense medium-paced

4.25

It would’ve been a lot more interesting if Talin died in the end

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and War

sankta_aleena's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and War

angelsinthesnow's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Racism