Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

The Monster of Elendhaven by Jennifer Giesbrecht

2 reviews

smartie_chan's review

dark slow-paced

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

1.5

1.5 / 5 Stars

CW: Rape of a child, Death, Blood, Gore, Murder, Dub-Con


The fact that this almost won the goodreads choice awards makes me question y'alls taste in books.

Wouldn't even reccomand to my enemies- if I had any

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gore, and Death

Moderate: Blood, Rape, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexism

aardwyrm's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

Pure dark chocolate in unsafe proportions, lovingly rendered villain protagonists full of weird, macabre nonsense and loads of gothic vibes. Skillfully rendered, 100% atmosphere by volume, self indulgent and exquisitely so. Anyway there's weird magic and a lotta murder.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Torture, Terminal illness, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Murder, Medical content, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Grief, and Gore

Minor: Sexual content