Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

The London Séance Society by Sarah Penner

48 reviews

j9kaltz's review

adventurous mysterious 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

3.5

It almost DNFd it because one of the two perspectives was so predatory. The pay off was totally worth it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

ceruleanheather's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This was a fun, fast-paced mystery that was reminiscent of Miss Scarlett and the Duke or Sherlock Holmes. A little dark, more realistic, but with a touch of the supernatural.

At first the little snippets of flashbacks were annoying, but I did end up being grateful for them. They helped give insight to the motivations and thoughts of the characters. Especially Morley.

Lenna had the best point of view chapters. She was fairly observant, and her descriptions were compelling. This story was a great example of what can go wrong when there is constant miscommunication and secrets though. If a few of the characters had just communicated earlier, a lot of things could have been avoided.

Victorian misogynistic men are not my favorite viewpoint to read. But it was interesting being in Morley's head.

I did see the end coming for the most part, but the writing was very enjoyable. The audiobook came available from my library, and listening while reading was a nice treat.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

saramassoudi's review

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

Minor: Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

ladysquiddles's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexism, and Gaslighting

lakea's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Rape

piebelly's review

adventurous dark informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Classism

tiff_taff's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This was a great shorter read! I thought that some of plot dragged towards the end but overall I enjoyed the story. 

The unexpected twist was a little surprising and the character development for Lenna was meaningful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Death

Moderate: Sexism, Violence, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

stephaniezd's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.5

Not a book I would normally gravitate toward, but it was really good! It never had that moment where it gripped me and I was rushing to find out what was going to happen next but it was enjoyable just the same. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexism, and Murder

erinmichele_reads's review

adventurous emotional mysterious

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexism, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

ghostmomxoxo's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism and Fire/Fire injury