Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

16 reviews

yvonne_cl's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

ellaaj's review

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Slavery, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexism, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Homophobia, Grief, Gore, Genocide, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, and Confinement

wolfsbanebooks's review

adventurous dark hopeful slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, and Sexism

n_asyikin_'s review

adventurous hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

A retelling of Cinderella with a fun, badass twist. Following tradition, all girls/women were treated with little value, required by the King to attend the ball & be chosen to live a life of servitude (either through forced marriage or labour). But our lesbian heroine was having none of that. 

The story was fill with audacious moments; characters needing to challenge the shackle of long-held beliefs, perpetuated by fear. The fast pace flow of the story tapered off somewhere at the centre where the plot lulled a bit for me. But the ending more that makes up for it; it was a bravada fit for celebration: Sophia & Constance were heroines deserving of admiration.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Sexism

Moderate: Death

Minor: Animal cruelty

eternalparadox's review

adventurous inspiring fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, and Gore

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Excrement, and Terminal illness

gewaechshausgeist's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I usually don't enjoy fantasy, but this book has little world building and doesn't linger too long on the fantasy elements (like magic). It touches on heavier topics but it's still a fun read. I really enjoyed it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, Sexism, Domestic abuse, and Death

Minor: Homophobia, Rape, Sexual violence, and Gore