Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

The Sword of Kaigen by M.L. Wang

20 reviews

gauriraut's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infertility, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Kidnapping

Minor: Infidelity, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, and Colonisation

kyrisof66's review

5.0

That made me feel a lot. But yes, it needs hella trigger warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, and War

doodeedoda's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Colonisation

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Slavery, and Kidnapping

lowpollie's review

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Misogyny, Suicide, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Minor: Homophobia and Kidnapping

joaocorreia's review

challenging dark 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

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Rape, Blood, Abortion, and Colonisation

jacob_mcg's review

adventurous dark emotional medium-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

Really interesting ideas, but I found the writing and world building clunky. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Pregnancy, and Colonisation

chasinggrace's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? No

5.0

Six fucking stars. I sobbed to this book only 300 pages in and didn’t stop crying until I put it down. Unbelievable. 

This book has the imperial and familial dynamics of the Dandelion Dynasty series and the absolute violent emotional destruction of the Poppy War Trilogy. M.L. Wang has cemented herself as an auto-buy author for me in just 600 pages. This story will stay with me forever. 

Mamoru you will always be famous to me. Misaki, I absolutely adore you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Classism

beesofblu's review

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book contained one of the most heart wrenching scene to have ever graced my eyeballs. Nagi and Nami have mercy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

jartone93's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

keishbby's review

challenging emotional sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Torture, Colonisation, and Classism