Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center

24 reviews

lrector's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? No

4.0

I love Katherine Centers books. They are rom-coms but the characters deal with deeper issues than the normal & the heroine is typically in a male dominated job but totally kicks ass at it. 
This read follows Cassie, a female fire fighter, who has never fully recovered from teenage trauma. As her life in Texas falls apart she heads to her moms. In Massachusetts, she faces a rough road to earn the respect of her colleges & figure out that crazy thing called love. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, and Rape

ellacat11's review

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexism

Moderate: Medical trauma, Death of parent, Medical content, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Child death, Suicide, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, and Infidelity

Minor: Child death, Grief, and Car accident

spectacles_and_books's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

When Cassie's life is flipped on its head, she needs to start from scratch. Both her relationship with her estranged mother and her job as a fire fighter. She's constantly underestimated and struggles to let down the defences she's built to keep herself safe. I loved that despite the gorgeousness of the MMC, the Rookie doesn't end up saving her. Cassie saves herself.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Terminal illness, and Misogyny

Minor: Miscarriage

kimib79's review

emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

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

2.75

I listened to the audiobook and the narrator sounded like either Holly Hunter or Jodie Foster. I found it unpleasant, but that's a me issue. I didn't care for the excessive cussing either. All in all, Hello Stranger was MUCH better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Addiction, Cursing, Rape, Sexism, and Abandonment

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Miscarriage, Infertility, and Suicide attempt

marchessaultd's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexism, Cursing, Death of parent, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Addiction, Suicide attempt, Grief, Rape, Cancer, Drug abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

All these topics are touched on but not in graphic detail. The book truly just focuses on a woman pushing through her grief.

astifel21's review

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual assault and Rape

Minor: Death of parent and Terminal illness

ridern2002's review against another edition

hopeful reflective fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Medical content, Gaslighting, Cancer, Alcoholism, Addiction, Death of parent, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, and Terminal illness

jenniferbbookdragon's review

emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

Center gives us a complex woman to root for,  and she is a real heroine: a firefighter and EMT dealing with sexism in a very male dominated profession. When her family and personal history force her to move across the country and start over in a new fire department,  Cassie discovers new ways to address her past and build a new future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, and Stalking

Moderate: Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Misogyny

Minor: Cancer

gondorgirl's review

adventurous hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Bullying, Chronic illness, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Stalking

doctorjessie's review

funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Misogyny, and Drug abuse