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A review by ofbooksandechos
The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, and Medical content
Moderate: Xenophobia, Medical trauma, Colonisation, and Dysphoria
Minor: Self harm and Fire/Fire injury
content warnings provided by the author:
Medical racism
Ethnically motivated violence
Former colonization/empire
Descriptions of a refugee/migration crisis
Mentions of genocide
Discussions/handling of a plague
Child death
Disordered eating behavior
Mostly mild self-harm (for magic reasons)
Body dysmorphia from gender dysphoria (and related medical transitions)
Discussions of trauma, including past (childhood) physical abuse (for magic reasons)
Implied child neglect
Body horror and medical gore, including graphic descriptions of corpses