Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

War by Laura Thalassa

3 reviews

bizarrebookbabe's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

1.0

I don’t even know where to start with this. 

Having this take place in Israel/Palestine and the complete glossing over of the horrific acts that occurs in Palestine made me feel disgusted on so many levels. 

I can look past the crappy and annoying characters, lack of world building, and sh*tty plot holes but what I cannot and will not get over is making a ROMANCE NOVEL based around the horror the people of Palestine have gone through for years.

This has put such a bad taste in my mouth and I don’t even know if I want to continue on with this series. I want to believe the author has changed their views on this since it was originally released in 2019 but I find that highly doubtful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, and War

bunnybaby_hop04's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Confinement, Sexism, Xenophobia, and Abandonment

bangiebangs's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.5

Really enjoyable, like the first one. That said, the journey to reach a destination of happily ever after is way different here than in Pestilence. This is brutal in a different way, and has some interesting turns. 

Slow burn enemies to lovers, and I deducted half a point only because I felt there were some chapters that could have been merged. I never got bored reading, but some stuff could have been edited better/ made more concise. 

Heed the CNs, this is not mincing words (or deeds). Spice is medium. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Self harm, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol