Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

25 reviews

jjjreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring sad 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Grief, and Outing

robinsong's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

carochacord's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Torture, Trafficking, and Classism

Minor: Bullying, Child death, Pedophilia, Vomit, and Outing

idajoh's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-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

2.0

I loved that the fictional universe was comparable to ours in many of the ways women were oppressed. Also loved the re-imagining of the fairy godmother

On the other hand, the plot and narrative was flat. The characters all felt oblivious and stupid. And everything was told extremely explicitly

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Murder, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

patslibrary's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, and Toxic friendship

paigeno's review

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Violence, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Hate crime

Minor: Child abuse, Suicide, and Fire/Fire injury

lollyr's review

adventurous hopeful relaxing medium-paced

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

3.0

I liked the concept if this book a lot and I think it had great potential. I do not think it hold up though.

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I felt like the target audience was unclear. From one hand, the dialog was often cringey and childish, the metaphor and moral of the story spoon fed to the reader and the characters flat and unchanging. On the other hand some topics handled in the story are very much intended for mathur readers.
At times it felt like the writing was trying to be shocking and edgy but it just looked out of place.

The love intrest was dull and cartoonish in her behavior and odd facial expressions. Ever since Liv's body was found by Sophia the king plot twist was extremely predictable.

Sophia is a mediocre but loveble protagonist. Her motivations are clear and understandable but she did not changed at all in the duration of the story.

Honesty, I shipped her with Erin till the end because I thing it would made more compelling story.

Prince charmin was a flat and exaggerated villan but he was also pretty menacing (at least in the first half of the book).

Amana was the best character in my opinion. She was compelling and intriguin until her very end 
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Over all, I did mostly enjoyed the read. I thing maybe the book was intended for younger readers and it have great messages over all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Gaslighting

martereadsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Sexism, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

lucy12345's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Confinement

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

lucktanaka's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

3.5

The book has it ups and downs.
it's very perfect for someone who is just getting into books too not long, easy, and well written
 
I like how it explore sofia flaws too like how impulsive she can be and be emotion driven.. well many will say her emotional driven is good. its not. 

i like Constance too she may be impulsive like trying to stab everyone except sofia. 

i like when they went to the woods to meet the "fairy godmother"

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment