Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Their Vicious Games by Joelle Wellington

66 reviews

sharib's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Racism, Classism, and Sexism

Minor: Misogyny, Drug use, Trafficking, and Sexual violence

imstephtacular's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Bullying, Gaslighting, Death, Violence, Racism, Classism, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Sexism, Alcohol, and Blood

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Drug use, Grief, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, and Xenophobia

Minor: Sexual content and Infidelity

theonlybaillie's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.75

This book was The Hunger Games meets The Bachelor and everyone is completely UNHINGED.

And I can't decide if I liked it or not lol.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Blood, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Racism, Gun violence, Bullying, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Alcohol, Vomit, and Torture

daniellestarredpages's review

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

2.5

 Unfortunately, I was very disappointed with this book. The synopsis promises Ace of Spades, Squid Games and The Bachelor and to me, this mix of story elements should not have been combined for this particular book. My biggest issue I would say is the romance featured in this story. So Adina is (sort of) stuck between two brothers, the Perfect Second Son who is the prize at the end of the games, who Adina doesn't actually like and the Disappointment of a First Son whom Adina randomly starts having feelings for. The thing is, I didn't believe the romance for a second, it came out of nowhere and there was no real build-up or romantic tension between Adina and Graham (the second son) and since Pierce was really a means to an end for Adina, I see no reason to criticise the writing of their relationship. The author has stated that this book is supposed to be a Satire but I still reserve the right to be annoyed at how often Adina mentions that she's from Suburbia and how terrible that is. I also feel that the book was very slow to start and that did nothing to help the book, it just made the story drag. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Blood, Bullying, Classism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, and Racism

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Gore

gabyspinktasticlibrary's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I have been waiting months for this book to come out and it did not disappoint!! It is such a good high-stakes thriller that keeps you engaged the whole time. I definitely felt some dark-academia Hunger Games vibes when reading this book. I really thought the entire plot of the book was so unique and exciting and in some ways not at all what I anticipated. At times I really felt like I was there in the book, watching the girls compete. I definitely recommend this book but PLEASE make sure to read the content warnings! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Blood, Murder, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Classism, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Racism

sarah984's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

I get the concept that this book was going for, but I just didn't like it. I think part of it is that the Squid Game comp gave me an idea what the book was like and then the actual book was not like that.

All this over a man??

Most of the characters' motivations are obscured by the first person pov so I didn't really care either way what happened to them, characters made decisions when it was convenient for the narrative and not in a way that felt like it was following a character arc, and the writing for Saint, the only Asian character, felt really suspect to me (why was she wearing bondage gear??)

The ending felt very silly to me as well

, I would have liked the book better if she had made that decision earlier during Simon Says.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Classism, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Murder, Bullying, Cursing, Grief, Confinement, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, and Racism

Minor: Vomit, Toxic relationship, and Animal death

tinybluepixel's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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: Blood, Gun violence, Body horror, Bullying, Murder, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic friendship, Racism, Classism, Death, Grief, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

crystalsparkles's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Emotional abuse, Murder, Racism, Bullying, Classism, Cursing, and Death

bookishpixie's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

I really enjoyed this book! I thought the beginning was a little slow paced but honestly we needed that pace in the beginning because once it picked up, it took off! I ended up finishing the book in a few days and stayed up late to finish it. I just had to know how it ends. The main character Adina was thrown into battle royale situation and she did what she had to do. I enjoyed the plot twists and creative ways people got their Just Desserts. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Violence

ktdakotareads's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Racism, Classism, and Torture