Reviews tagging 'Classism'

The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid

17 reviews

zghutcheson01's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

3.75

This book had a problem with not explaining some details and I would’ve liked some more time with the Yuhuli but overall a good book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Classism

Minor: Genocide, Gore, Racism, and Violence

gemma_clare's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

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

3.0

The pacing in this drove me mad and made me really struggle to finish it, which is sad because it had so much potential. I enjoyed the characters and would have enjoyed the plot if it was more consistent, but it felt like it was jumping all over the place and like the end goal of the book changed 5-6 times. I liked the conflict between religions and comparisons to real history, but found some of the lore either confusing, or boring and shallow. The writing style was nice. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

ofbooksandechos's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Antisemitism

Minor: Bullying, War, and Classism

gurofl's review against another edition

I liked the start of the book well enough, but about halfway through, the book turned into everything I don't like about young adult books (this is marketed as adult fantasy, but seriously. It's young adult): a bit two-dimensional, the main character doing very stupid things to advance the plot, and everything being very dramatic. From the character's feelings (going rapidly back and forth between the ends of the spectrum) and motivations, to the dialogue between the characters.
The main character is 25. She reads as a teenager.  
Definitely not for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

msradiosilence's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Tldr; I was expecting a lot more, and I feel like the story would’ve benefitted from a slower pace and maybe another book for the second half. There was just a lot all the time, and it smothered what was good. 

Read my full review here: https://www.rainyreader.com/single-post/the-wolf-and-the-woodsman.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

bandysbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, and Classism

lele_funland's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, and Blood

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Hate crime, Self harm, Violence, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Classism