Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall

32 reviews

drtx_bwt's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0


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lost_reader's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense

2.0

Not very fleshed out, felt like a movie. But I did have fun with the feminist werewolf cult thing. I like the ideas brought up a lot more than the execution. It's a "the more you think about it, the more it doesn't make sense" kind of book.

Cuz basically the original werewolf pack is dedicated to only killing the bad guys, but then Arianna makes them eat just any guy basically. And the others are grouped into it and don't really have a choice or else they'll starve. Guess they can't just eat a bunch of deer? Will they die of they don't eat people or can they sort of subsist living off animals, like the vegetarian vampires from Twilight And? I guess not? And at the end of the story when Becca and Marley choose to eat Arianna's heart to not be werewolves anymore, it must have been a hard choice right? Like they've interacted with and have been threatened by so many predatory boys and men... it must have been hard to just give away your "turn into a wolf" card. And also Mandy seems to be the only one of them bothered by killing guys who weren't creepy? Like who were actually innocent? Rest in piece that one guy who actually wanted to talk to Marley and get to know her as a person, he didn't deserve to die 😢. Also I thought Mandy did the right thing honestly. The more I think about this story the more confused I get. Like I love feminist themes but things don't make sense in this book if I think about it too much 😂.

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bri_of_the_shire's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

The intersectionality of if Mean Girls was a supernatural thriller, and also queer. Explores themes sisterhood, queer identity, and the righteous anger and hunger carried with femininity.

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spicycronereads's review

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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? Yes

5.0

I don’t want to say too much and give anything away, but this was such a fun read! 

Diverse characters, high school drama, werewolves. What more could you want?

The love story felt a little rushed / out of left field. But then I skimmed back through the novel and there were signs if you knew to look for them. Kinda fun to re-read it that way. There are a few depictions of kissing, but I would say this is more closed door, so no real spice. 

But it was a five star read for me. With graphic novels that means the story was clever or emotionally engaging (the former in this case) and the artwork appealed to my sensibilities. 

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kalira's review

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emotional 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

4.25


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katiethepenguin's review

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dark funny 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? No

5.0

Perfect parts horror and monstrous teen friendships. Read in one bite.

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pam_'s review against another edition

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adventurous dark 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

3.0

Was all the fat-shaming necessary?

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danaslitlist's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny fast-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

3.5


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spaceseagull321's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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zoiejanelle's review against another edition

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

3.0

the sapphic storyline feels tossed in for kicks, but the rest of the graphic novel is very intriguing. it is definitely a product of the “women bite back” era of media (ex. Promising Young Woman). wasn’t thrilled with the resolution, not sure what message it’s trying to send, but overall a fun read! 

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