Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom

228 reviews

mr_frogggggg's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Animal death

the cat is killed by townspeople and the body is used to torment the main character

emmmaustin's review against another edition

Animal cruelty 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Misogyny, Torture, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Death

chasinggrace's review

dark tense slow-paced

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

4.0

A really good read for the Halloween season. If you’ve ever been interested in the Salem Witch Trials, this was hauntingly accurate. So atmospheric. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

jessenosabaku's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The protagonist and Slewfoot unfortunately do not get together, even though the author clearly intended them to have SOME kind of chemistry and wrote scenes with them connecting in quite visceral/sensuous language.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Misogyny, and Violence

Moderate: Torture

whitneyonline's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Colonisation

clovetra's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

5.0

oh my god. go read this.

i actually think this might be one of my new all-time favourites.

i’m so serious this book was so good with <50 pages left i was so excited my apple watch kept telling me my heart rate was too high. this book got me THAT EXCITED my apple watch kept alerting me until i finished this 😭

firstly, the illustrations are so fucking beautiful. within each chapter, as well as the big spread of the main characters were magnificent illustrations, and it was so fun to see what the characters were supposed to look like, as well as small snippets of what was happening through the chapter introductions. 

the characters are written so wonderfully. abitha is a bad ass bitch, samson is incredibly interesting, and forest, creek & sky were great additions. the townsfolk were surprisingly well flesh-out, especially the carters & wallace.

the plot kept me wanting to come back for more, as i was not just invested in abitha getting her revenge, but in finding out the truth behind samson.

i loved the ending, and the atmosphere as well as the horror elements to this book were delectable.

i was so in love with this book i didn’t want to pick it up because then i knew it would end. i think i could read this again and again and never be sick of this.

i actually can’t stop thinking about this book. GOD IT WAS SO GOOD.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Vomit, and Colonisation

Minor: Racism and Sexual content

espurrr's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

aidamaria_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Brom understands feminine rage. Through this novel, he supports women’s rights AND women’s wrongs. (I wouldn’t even necessarily label those wrongs as, well, wrong, but more as justice served while it’s still hot.)

It may surprise you that, despite this being a book about witches and devils, I was holding back tears several times. This author knows how to make you root for certain characters in this story and absolutely despise its villains.

This may be dark historical fantasy, but the misogyny that shaped society was, ultimately, very real (and still is, to this day, something that threatens the existence of many women in the world). Which means the scariest part turned out to be the non-fictional part.

Also, the illustrations are amazing. I envy Brom’s ability to both be an excellent storyteller and extremely talented artist.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Colonisation

trollmila's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse, Excrement, Death of parent, and Colonisation

chloebaboey's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment