Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

The Witches of New York by Ami McKay

9 reviews

jrose151's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Self harm, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, Abortion, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, and Fire/Fire injury

manonh90's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

I liked the setting, the story, the descriptions, the characters. And yet, it wasn't quite a 5 star read for me, although I'm unsure why. I'll have to give that some more thought. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Murder, Torture, Suicide, Sexual content, and Vomit

frantically's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? No

4.5

this was so beautiful and felt so real. sapphic witches and found family have my heart <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Violence, Misogyny, Death, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, and Murder

Moderate: Abortion, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, and Pregnancy

Minor: Miscarriage and Sexual content

amberinpieces's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Religious bigotry, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Alcohol, Blood, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, and Torture

Minor: Excrement, Misogyny, Sexism, Body shaming, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Vomit, and Classism

blackringbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Kidnapping, and Murder

abominablesnowaro's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful slow-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Lesbophobia, Murder, Suicide, Torture, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Confinement, Infidelity, Death of parent, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, Violence, Xenophobia, Drug use, Child death, Cultural appropriation, and Toxic relationship

jourdanicus's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious reflective 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? No

5.0

This book was just what I didn't realize I wanted from a story about witches. I love when there's a balance between magic being a normalized part of the world vs many characters still being skeptical/persecuting of those who do magic, and McKay for sure brought that. She wrote about witchery in a way that makes you believe in it for real, at least in the magic women's power and knowledge can hold. Many other elements of the story make this a great read - found family, normalizing/accepting disability, a well researched historical setting, and interesting but not too flowery prose. And the fact that it's set in October is just the icing on the cake for a perfect spooky season read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, and Confinement

Minor: Misogyny and Domestic abuse

saraxmas's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Misogyny, Lesbophobia, Death, and Confinement

Moderate: Violence and Torture

moiracampbell23's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, and Torture

Moderate: Child death, Grief, and Misogyny