Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan

31 reviews

kenny_2288's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism

Minor: Death of parent and Toxic relationship

ctara2123's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death

Moderate: Classism, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent and Kidnapping

lizboyce's review

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed this story. I have not interacted much with Chinese mythology and was captivated by this story and world. You follow the main character’s hero’s journey as she navigates tricky politics, love, friendship, and even betrayal. 

At times it was a bit slow but the pacing picks up at the end. There was a twist I didn’t see coming at all, which is always a fun feeling. Overall I would recommend this book and did quite enjoy reading it. The only reason I did not give it a full 5 stars is because I think to fully appreciate the story, you should enter in with some background knowledge of the myths this book is based on. I had to stop more than once to google certain myths so I could better follow what was happening. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Death of parent, Blood, Classism, Animal death, Abandonment, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

hmunger's review

adventurous emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.25

While there are valid critiques of the pacing and some plot choices, this novel never failed to enthrall me and envelope me in the world. I love the characters, as they each hold an important role in the plot and the messaging. I was truly torn between Xingyin’s choices and thought her inner dialogue, while at times extensive, was vital to the understanding of how she grew as a character and how she made sense of the world she did not grow up in. Highly enjoyed, excited to get the sequel! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Blood, War, and Murder

Minor: Emotional abuse, Classism, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, Death of parent, and Death

lusheeta_toel's review

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

I really enjoyed how strong, women were central to the story, and appreciated that the romance was not the primary focus. Great imagery and provoking characters and situations as well. A lot of twists and turns which was fun, but sometimes made the events less impactful. Overall, I enjoyed!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism, Classism, Violence, Misogyny, and War

eelizard's review

adventurous emotional reflective sad fast-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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Classism, and Injury/Injury detail

bea_reads_books's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Kidnapping, and Violence

Minor: Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Animal death, War, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

mushureads44's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Classism, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

reggiethebird's review

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

3.0

I realize I am not the target audience for this book, but I found the main character a bit tedious. I feel some of the big monster fights and milestones aren't really foreshadowed all that well? Like You'll get a chapter where you learn about a bad thing, then the next chapter we see the bad thing and deal with it, then the next chapter we are recovering and getting back to the romance plot, then almost forget about the bad thing for the rest of the book. This made it difficult to get really invested here.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism

Moderate: Death of parent

clairew97's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Misogyny, Animal death, Blood, Medical content, Slavery, War, Alcohol, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Kidnapping, Confinement, and Violence