Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Heavenly Tyrant by Xiran Jay Zhao

130 reviews

monicad98's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Violence, War, Classism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content

presumablyaury's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gore, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation

kixes's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail

jesslivo_'s review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexism, Violence, War

bodybeingsoulstl's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

leweylibrary's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I wasn't salivating and freaking out about this one as much as I was the first book, but I still enjoyed it! Idk how a friend DNF'd it. I do think it feels like a middle book of a trilogy, like it's building and getting ready for the big finale. Lots of character development, including of the Emperor which I wasn't expecting

(idk how anyone didn't expect her to kill him?? She was debating it for ages, and we know she does impulsive, potentially bad with huge consequences things in big moments lol)

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I did really miss the other

third of our love triangle 🥹

, so that was definitely a bummer. The parallels to today were a bit too on the nose and stated rather than shown sometimes, but I didn't mind it. It makes sense knowing the author. I still can't wait for the third one, even if we have to wait years and years again 🫠

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, War, Classism

Minor: Miscarriage, Pregnancy

smokeandwires's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Medical content, Grief

Minor: Drug use, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Colonisation, Classism

sadetanssija's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Medical content, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol

meredithnudo's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Miscarriage, Trafficking, Death of parent, Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Abortion

le_mur's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Confinement, Misogyny, Sexism, Gaslighting

Forced impregnation, non-consensual medicating and medical procedure