Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini

3 reviews

veganecurrywurst's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

Jesses, Maria und Josef war dieses Buch schlecht ! Normalerweise mag ich ja Fantasy-Büchern für Teenager, aber des tat wirklich weh. Des größte Problem des Hauptcharakters ist, dass sie zu perfekt ist. Und dann auch die ganze "Schlagfertigkeit, einfach nur zum Kotzen. Der Fremdscham den ich durchmachen musste. Die Autorin ist im Vergleich zu anderen Jugendbuchautor*innen auch echt schlecht. Und dann auch noch der extrem stereotypsierte asiatische Charakter. Warum?! Warum musste sie uns das antun. Wenn ihr euch wirklich für Mythologie interessiert oder schon etwas darüber wisst, dann ist dieses Buch nichts für euch!  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Misogyny, and Stalking

Moderate: Incest and Racism

Minor: Violence and War

elderflower's review

emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

Percy Jackson meets Twilight. This book definitely is as hard to put down as Twilight and a bit less problematic too. 

Quick question, did there have to be an incest plot line?! 

Songs:

• Star-Crossed by Kacey Musgraves- listen to near the end of the book
• Justified by Kacey Musgraves- also listen to bear the end 
• Gorgeous by Taylor Swift- when Helen and Lucas can’t have each other 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Murder, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Ableism, Cursing, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Incest, Racial slurs, Sexual content, and Transphobia

More content warnings: ableist language, codependency, adult made a very inappropriate comment about a minor, slut shaming

rob213's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Abandonment, and Blood

Minor: Stalking, Car accident, and Misogyny