Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko

61 reviews

mcz_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death of parent

Moderate: War, Rape, Physical abuse, and Misogyny

Minor: Vomit

mayeeta's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

🌞4th book for Blackathon 2022🌞
fulfilling prompt: read a book between 312 pages and 387 pages

hmmm 
I need to think about how I feel about this some more 
overall i enjoyed it and i will be picking up the sequel since this is only a duology but its not an all-time new favorite 
idk i think i just expected more?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, Misogyny, Abandonment, Colonisation, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Child death

queergoth_reads's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.5

This was a wonderful story. It is beautifully crafted and was just a fantastic read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Abandonment and Toxic relationship

Minor: Misogyny and Gaslighting

kaziaroo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Grief

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Xenophobia, Violence, Sexism, Misogyny, Genocide, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Racism

Minor: Sexual content, War, and Violence

nutmegandpumpkin's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful 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

I really really loved this book. I haven’t read a fantasy such as this in a while. The rich worldbuilding really brought the whole book to life. 
The cast of characters is not only diverse in skin color / ethnicity but also in sexualities, religion, and physical appearance. For instance, there is a character that is asexual, characters that have crushed on both female and male characters, a blind character, and a character that wears a headscarf.
Only thing about the book that was meh: sometimes it was a bit frustrating and had me rolling my eyes and yelling at the characters at some points for not noticing certain things that felt very obvious (however this happened only a couple of times and wasn’t enough for me to doc the rating).

Would definitely recommend!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Genocide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, and War

Minor: Sexual content

bookishbette's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

Genuinely one of the most interesting and imaginitive worlds I've ever come across. Truly a top tier story, and a guidepost for anyone who wants to write or read intersectional, original stories. The only issue I have with any of it is a relationship between a girl around 16/17 and a man about ten years older tha  her, but I absolutely could have misinterpreted their ages and it's barely covered in this anyway. Other than that, I absolutely adored it. I checked it out from my library to read, and you can bet it'll be on my shelf as soon as I get a chance. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, and Violence

Moderate: Death

Minor: Vomit, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Excrement, and Adult/minor relationship

puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition

adventurous 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: Abandonment, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Sexism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Murder, Religious bigotry, and Violence

Minor: Rape and Sexual content

rorikae's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.5

Returning to 'Raybearer' in audio format before diving into 'Redemptor,' it was just as good as I remembered. The story is exceptionally paced and the characters are complex but lovable. This is a world and a group of characters that I care deeply about and though I didn't remember every moment, I remembered a great deal because Ifueko has created memorable characters and poignant moments. I'm so excited to start 'Redemptor' though I don't want the journey with these incredible characters to end. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, and Violence

sapphic_reader's review against another edition

adventurous 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

Rep:
Nigerian-American characters
Questioning side character
Asexual side character 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, and Misogyny

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Rape, Sexual content, and Suicide

wrenxavier's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Genocide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexism, and Violence

Minor: Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and War