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ashleylowry's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, Bullying, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Child death, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Emotional abuse, Death, Gaslighting, and Murder
rumireads's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Torture, Child death, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Death of parent, Eating disorder, and Cultural appropriation
Minor: Bullying
crunchycrystals's review against another edition
this is by far the worst book i've read and i am not exaggerating. i've read harry potter and the cursed child, i've found joy in books that most people hate such as the maze runner series, but i cannot excuse this blatant misogyny. this entire book is a thinly veiled straw man argument against feminism. the definition of a straw man from merriam webster is a weak or imaginary opposition (such as an argument or adversary) set up only to be easily confuted which is exactly what happens ever since chapter 5. there are several parts where there are valid feminist ideals that make sense but it's linked in universe with wanting men to be slaves and homeless. and its all because sulky boy tedros said women don't need men to love and don't need men in fairytales at all (i'm literally not joking this happens in the book). i finished chapter 6 and i said out loud "i can't do this anymore" before deciding to DNF it. there are so many notes i made that i'll add on later because right now i'm so angry that this even has a 3.65 average rating. one of the worst parts is that if i were even one year younger i would probably give this a higher rating, or even stuck it out through the entire thing, but because i know what a straw man is i'm lucky enough to see right through the BS. 0 stars.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny
Moderate: Death, Child death, and Infidelity
Minor: Slavery
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