Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Devátý spolek by Leigh Bardugo

106 reviews

peighorse's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, and Sexual assault

lottereadsgoodbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Murder, and Sexual harassment

readrabbitwrite's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

adamm's review against another edition

5.0

I feel betrayed by all the people who told me not to read this book. It’s fantastic! 
The world is soo intriguing, I‘m so fucking invested in all the main characters and the plot just never stopped. 
Currently trying to stop myself from immediately reading Hell bent. Do check the trigger warnings because the book doesn’t provide them tho!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pedophilia, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Drug abuse, Sexism, and Sexual assault

helloharroux's review against another edition

I’m usually fine with horror and books with dark themes, especially  if I know what I’m getting myself into. However I had to stop at 25%; the ridiculousness of

Alex being sexually assaulted by a ghost in a bathroom where she just had her very first period

on top of the fact that the reason behind her

drug dependency being that it makes her not see the ghosts

was just too much cliche cringe to bear. This book should have been a 5⭐️ read for me but it fell so flat due to the gratuitous trauma porn the author kept throwing in out of left field. It felt like Bardugo wanted so badly to prove herself as an Adult Writer™️ by trying to add in as much shocking content as they could squeeze in but instead of making me feel shocked, I just felt second-hand embarrassment for Ms. Bardugo’s writing skills. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, and Sexual assault

cfell's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

eliam's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Excrement, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, and Vomit

catethereader's review against another edition

mysterious slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Violence, and Excrement

aklovekorn's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

pelagicsun's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

4.5

Me ha gustado mucho, no me ha flipado. Alex es MUY guay y el mundo que presenta es horripilantemente verosímil. Me gusta el rollo de la magia, me gustan los personajes y el misterio ha estado interesante. Supongo que no soy muy fan de los thrillers per se, por mucha magia que tengan.
También hubiera agradecido el CW por una escena de una violación explícita.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail