Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Chain of Iron by Cassandra Clare

9 reviews

jem_carstairs's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

THE FUCK WAS THAT CASSIE (in a good way)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Alcoholism, Sexism, Blood, Misogyny, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Alcohol

Moderate: Grief and Gun violence

Minor: Drug use, Animal cruelty, Animal death, War, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

paradicsomleves's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexism, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, and Addiction

caelinsullivan's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Child abuse, Violence, Death, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexism

andrikkk's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad tense slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Stalking, Violence, Addiction, Deadnaming, Grief, Infidelity, Blood, Death, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Confinement, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and War

Minor: Incest and Sexual content

humanmosquito's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

0.25

It got worse folks! I’m genuinely speechless and angry something this bad was published. 

There’s absolutely no consistency in characterisation and every character in this book moves through the plot like it’s a rubber duck race. 
The cherry atop this horrible cake is Clare’s ‘strong female protagonist’ being reduced to tits on a stick. 

Edit: 
A third of each chapter’s first page is taken up with an epigraph that never has  any relevance with the content of the chapter. It’s not even the case of [love poem quote] [kiss scene] [end chapter]. 

The writing style of the book is bogged down with the usual Cassandra Clare hallmarks: comma splices, images that interrupt the flow of the text and awkward word choices and repetition.

To be fair, although the dialogue is stilted and unnatural, it is still miles better than in ‘Queen of Air and Darkness’. 

‘Tits on a stick’ is no joke, Cordelia’s hopes and aspirations take a backseat to her role as love interest, so much so that the climax of the Cursed Bracelet/love spell Plot line is James fondling Cordelia’s breasts for over eight pages. (In fact many long term <i>Shadowhunters</i> fans admit to skipping this part, as it makes them so uncomfortable.) 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Violence

Minor: Homophobia, Racism, and Sexism

adhdru's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, Murder, Violence, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Sexism

Moderate: Miscarriage, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Pregnancy

alyssa_simard's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting

Minor: Miscarriage, Racism, and Sexism

bookflix's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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: Alcoholism

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Murder, Violence, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, and Sexism

rosie135790's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

I understand why they are going to Paris but it still hurts

This one of the best books in the series.

I loved when the bracelet broke. I love that the Herondale love broke it

I loved that Jessie was brought back by Lucie.  She just did since the anchor was no longer there

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Violence, Stalking, Sexual assault, Murder, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Child death