Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare

17 reviews

elizabeth_lepore's review

adventurous 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: Violence, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Misogyny, Blood, Alcohol, Rape, Medical content, and Sexual content

Minor: Drug use and Injury/Injury detail

s0litarybe3's review

adventurous challenging funny relaxing slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Alcohol, Murder, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, and Misogyny

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Rape, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Blood, and Suicidal thoughts

lilifane's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

That was surprisingly fun. 
It is a little too long and info dumpy at the beginning, but I enjoyed it a lot and couldn't put it down in the end.  I'm still confused by the very obvious inspirations for the nations in this world. They feel rather cliché and like lazy world building, although the other parts of the world (the history/myths/magic) are really cool and interesting. I'm definitely curious how the mystery regarding the magic and the prophecies will unfold. 
I really like the main characters, I'm intrigued (but also a little frustrated) by their dynamics. Even though a few scenes felt weirdly out of character. Curious about some of the side characters, who have a lot of potential, too. 
As for the plot... there was a lot of getting to know the characters and the political atmosphere first, and it felt like the plot wasn't going anywhere. But it definitely picked up towards the end and held some surprises. It's funny how I expected certain things to happen, but then they happened in a way I wasn't expecting. So that was fun. 
What was not fun, was one cruel development at the end. I get why it is there and what it means to the plot. But it involves a child, and I really think it didn't need to be one. Feels like a cheap method to create shock value, tbh. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Racial slurs, Chronic illness, Toxic friendship, Classism, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Death, Misogyny, Racism, Drug use, Medical content, Murder, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Suicide and Death of parent

annamay1021's review

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Blood, Death, Terminal illness, and Misogyny

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Medical content

blakeandbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Chronic illness, Child death, Violence, Classism, Medical content, Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Mental illness and Religious bigotry

Minor: War and Death of parent

signebrum's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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

No but Cassie could literally write about paint drawing and I would probably eat it up.

Spoilers below:
Speaking of eating books up, this one was a thrill! I loved Castallane and the new world. The characters all had their charm and flaws, I don’t really know who to trust, but funnily enough, the criminal overlord of the ragpicker king is one I would trust.

Most Cassandra Clare fans probably expect romance, and while there’s definitely some (please let Conor and Lin get together), it’s mainly hinting towards it. I’m sensing that it will be more abundant in the next book, but it isn’t necessary for the story.

Overall, I loved this book, it was beautifully written and I’m excited for the next installment 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Child death, Death of parent, Drug use, Alcohol, and Medical content

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Rape

bookcaptivated's review

mysterious tense slow-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Racism, Sexual content, Child death, Gore, and Misogyny

Moderate: Classism, Medical content, and Mental illness

Minor: War, Confinement, Alcohol, Colonisation, Vomit, and Genocide