Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis

42 reviews

megnut's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, Violence, Toxic relationship, Murder, Gore, Drug use, Death, Bullying, Sexual assault, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Child abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Rape, and Torture

paziicrm's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Sexual assault

Moderate: Sexism, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, and Rape

Minor: Child abuse, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail

kaia_papaya's review

dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.5

The ending destroyed me (sobbing) but I still think it was probably the right ending, though I definitely understand why some people didn't like it. Very impactful, makes a hell of a statement on rape culture, and somewhat hopeful in the sense that maybe things can change when we stand up for ourselves as women. It's so f*cked up, the things teenage girls go through.

#MeToo... And I wish I had read this book when I was a teenager, maybe I would have understood it wasn't my fault. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Grief, Blood, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Gun violence, Misogyny, Murder, Violence, Vomit, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Pedophilia, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Kidnapping, Body shaming, and Bullying

Minor: Abandonment, Addiction, and Fire/Fire injury

raya_muk's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, Blood, Body shaming, Violence, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Death, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, and Gun violence

oliviawright1014's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Alcohol, Vomit, Sexual violence, Animal death, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction and Excrement

aformeracceleratedreader's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

I really enjoy this author's writing. This isn't my favorite from the author but I still think it's good and I enjoyed it even though the ending made me sad. It is multiple pov with characters being very distinct from each other so it was easy to follow. Check trigger/content warnings for this for sure as the main theme in this book is sexual assault/rape/rape culture.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Cursing, Alcohol, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

Minor: Rape

stefanieleigh's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Sexual assault, Violence, and Death

riaxen's review

dark emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Pedophilia, Rape, Body horror, Sexual content, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Torture

strawbaeby's review

emotional funny mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Rape, Sexual harassment, Vomit, and Sexual assault

Minor: Blood

kaitlindavina's review

dark reflective 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? Yes

2.75

Soooo, it was good? like the writing and character development is beautiful but thats not how it was advertised to me so i’m a little disappointed. It follows the AFTERMATH of an event which is annoying because you dont get to live the event so its falls flat in the action/mystery sense… which is what I expected. Also, the end felt rushed for shock factor

I get why it happened, my mum always says two wrongs don’t make a write and even though Alex’s action were of very good/necessary intention (imo) she still needs to be punished for committing a crime yk

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: Death, Body horror, and Sexual assault