Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

33 reviews

knunderb's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-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

3.5

The plot was unique and entertaining. However after

the big reveal that Cinderella's story was a lie, the plot became somewhat predictable, though the writing was still engaging.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery and Death of parent

alice__0's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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? No

4.25

Absolutely loved it!!
I felt like the ending was a bit rushed, would have loved one final chapter just to conclude it all a bit more. 
Loved the character interactions and plot, the ending was both surprising and predictable (if that makes sense), loved it regardless. 
It would be really nice to see a sequel, maybe based on other areas that were brought up that we also based on fairy tales!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Murder, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Death, Blood, and Gaslighting

Minor: Slavery, Torture, and Trafficking

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

katherineroseamber's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: War

therainbowshelf's review

adventurous dark tense 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

2.0

If you like feminist or queer retellings of fairy tales, or dystopian reads, you might enjoy this! I'm disappointed that I hated it, because it's a fun story (and the author is from my area), but there were a few things that didn't work for me. Maybe it's because I'm a-spec, but I felt like Sophia's immediate attraction to and fixation on Constance was unbelievable. Sophia's so smitten with her right away that she can't focus on anything as Constance tells her a very serious story on the most traumatic day of Sophia's life. Speaking of that story, it felt weird how quickly Sophia went from believing the dominant narrative to beliving what Constance told her. A lot of the writing was also clunky, preechy, or really felt like writing... Especially the dialogue.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Grief

boekentrol's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Slavery, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Outing

bedtimesandbooks's review

adventurous 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

luna_is_superior's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

Amazing book that explores hard hitting current issues like misogyny and domestic abuse, it showcases tyranny, injustice and oppression and how they're overcome. Beautiful feminist literature which sets a great example for young girls/women.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Minor: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

luelle_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Sexism, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Torture, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Minor: Slavery and Lesbophobia

amberrushworth64's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-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

This book was captivating, the twists just kept coming, and the last two chapters seriously had me thinking what the heck is happening.  This book was so good, such a great take on the Cinderella story. As soon as I started reading this book I was hooked, and couldn't put it down. I loved the main character and her growth throughout the book was so good to be a part of and see. The way Bayron has written this book is just amazing. I love her writing style and can't wait for her next book to come out!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Murder