Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

19 reviews

andromeda_1998's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Black sun is different from most books I read before. This adult fantasy novel has a different flow, a different feeling than most books in its genre and it does it’s job splendidly. But why does this book work?

Characters 
Through the book we follow 4 different characters. A sun priest, a pirate, a chosen one and a warrior. 
The sun priest, Naranpa, is a 33 year old woman devoted to the sungod. She once to make the temple into a place of healing and power for Tova (the city she lives in). I didn’t really like her point of view. I found her to be a bid bland and boring. Her POV was necessary though to tell the story and I would not have liked the book without her. 

A pirate, Xiala, Xiala is my favorite character. She’s bi, wild and fierce. She is a woman you don’t want to cross. 

A chosen one, Serapio, his story is an interesting one. I cannot tell you if this character is the hero or the villain of the story and that is why I like this book. I like that he is morally grey. 

A warrior, Okoa, we get to know him later in the story and while I didn’t not hate him as a character, I also didn’t like him. I find his type to be a bit boring but I know that he is the kind of character that others will love. 

Worldbuilding 
The worldbuilding is done splendidly. Throughout the book and by different pov’s we get to know this beautiful meso American inspired world. The world has magic but it isn’t a common practice. 

Writing 
The writingstyle takes some getting use to. The book stars slow and doesn’t follow the western way of pacing. I would recommend to not dnf this book in a early stage. Just read through it. 

I would recommend this book to adult readers (years 20+) the story isn’t necessarily brutal but the book has some adult themes better fitted to this category. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Blood, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

scam_lark's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Torture, Murder, and Alcohol

lynneliu's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, and Abandonment

Minor: Sexual content and Death of parent

unsuccessfulbookclub's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Genocide, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, and Abandonment

beckyg1016's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.5

So very good! Epic, magical, and with a great cast of characters

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment

Representation: Bisexual female, Non-Binary (Xe/Xir) characters, Trans character, All-POC-cast

breadwitchery'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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Cursing, Slavery, Vomit, Pregnancy, and War

kharlan3's review against another edition

(fantasy). This book was excellent. A great balance between feelings and action, and world building that really captured my attention. The multiple narrators on the audio version kept all the parts distinct and crisp.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Homophobia, and Abandonment

annreadsabook's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment

tedonome's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol