Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

71 reviews

packedjam's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

it’s perfect. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Violence, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Grief, Suicide, Murder, Blood, Alcohol, and Death

Moderate: Sexual content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Eating disorder, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Infidelity and Sexism

kt2e56's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Grating at first (I went to a performing arts college and while I got my BFA in Film, I acted a lot (I even did Shakespeare!) and was very involved with our theater department and can assure all of you that NOBODY, not even pretentious theater kids, actually talks like these characters do) but the plot and chemistry of the characters and secondhand rush of putting on performances, and sinking your teeth into a new role really makes up for some of the cringey dialogue. I find Meredith to be the most interesting character to me and I wish we knew more about Richard

and why he went from pretentious older brother figure to full blown abusive tyrant

but all in all, this was truly great and I plan on reading it again soon.

Shoutout to two truly inspired stagings of Shakespeare: Rio’s visions for Macbeth and King Lear sound phenomenal and I’d happily watch either in real life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Eating disorder, Biphobia, and Homophobia

Minor: Sexual assault

villainsandpoets's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

if we were villains isn't fictional this is exactly what thespians are like.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic friendship, Murder, Death, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, and Sexism

ruednv's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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: Death and Murder

Minor: Homophobia, Sexism, and Eating disorder

josiegw's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body horror, and Murder

Moderate: Eating disorder, Homophobia, and Sexism

mzarauza's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Sexism, and Murder

Moderate: Blood and Classism

gabb_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gore, and Sexism

k80mouse's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

this book is fantastic!! it got me out of a huge reading slump which I'm really happy about. the beginning is kind of slow-paced but not in a bad way, and then the plot really starts to pick up. the characters are so well written and engaging, and the ending is possibly one of the saddest but best I've read. it gives the whole dark academia fantasy and had some spicy spicy murder as well, would definitely reccomend!! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, and Suicide

bendersreads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Death and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, and Homophobia

akwardgrinch's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Vomit