Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James

26 reviews

thebankofbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer and Blood

missdaniellexo's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, and Death of parent

grunbean's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

This is a well made and served slice of horror, with enough twists to keep the pace going up! I liked the feminist take on crime and its reporting/portrayal too. It added a lot to the connection to the characters for me.

Will definitely be on the lookout for more from this author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Violence, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer and Car accident

heremireadz's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, and Stalking

Minor: Cancer and Drug use

callistag1's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Physical abuse, Violence, and Stalking

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Drug use, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

biobeetle's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Violence

librarymouse's review

dark funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

Overall, I really enjoyed this book! The setting, in particular, was really strong and the transitions between 1982 and 2017 were really tangible. Some of the characters were so pleasantly strange in a very human way. The juxtaposing of Nick, the former delinquent Carly meets as an under the table resident of a run down motel with Callum, the library volunteer who's way too invested in her search for what happened to her aunt is really well done.

This book was really fucking weird in a highly consumable way.

there was some things that felt like compulsory heterosexuality on my first read through, but to be honest, I think I've just been reading a lot of queer stuff recently, and all this book did was clearly characterize Carly as straight. Vic's cancer coming back at the end of the book, so close to her saying she's cancer free and learning her sister also died of cancer felt a bit out of place to me, but it's also real life and real life issues that do happen being presented within the frame of a thriller. I'm not a fan of the pro-cop rhetoric, but at the same time, I did like Alma as a character.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer and Domestic abuse

Major content warning for anyone sensitive to men abusing positions of power, sexual assault, and violence against women.

steffi_23's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I did enjoy the story but there were several moments in the writing that made me go … was that really necessary. Yes a lot of the story is set in the 80s but some remarks were unnecessary

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Child death and Death of parent

raavi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gun violence, Terminal illness, and Torture

matcha_cat's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail