Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch

4 reviews

searobin's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

1.0

The misogyny, fat-phobia, and horniness was very off-putting. I wanted to DNF this book, but it was for book club so I didn't. 

I think the premise had a lot of potential, and I did enjoy some aspects of the storyline, but it was not executed well. 

I would absolutely love a book (not by this author) from the perspective of Mother Thames, or one her tributaries, though!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Medical content, Gun violence, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Death, Addiction, Misogyny, and Sexual content

rivikah's review

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Blood, Murder, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Body horror

melshoo's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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? Yes

3.75

Fun urban fantasy, fun narrator, fun use of magic. I enjoyed the humor in the narration and appreciated the practical approach to magic (the use of ppe to protect against exploding apples comes to mind). I also liked the attempt to reconcile magic with modern technology (instead of handwaving it away like some other stories do). The plot didn’t seem to hold up to the rest of the story. The antagonist was much less interesting than everything else so I didn’t care as much about the climax or resolution of the main plot.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Vomit, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

fairweather_fox's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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: Blood, Body horror, and Death

Moderate: Gaslighting, Gore, Medical content, Sexual content, and Murder

Minor: Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Racial slurs