Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

The Awakening by Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham

24 reviews

nickyz's review

dark funny tense slow-paced

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexism, Misogyny, and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship

lemonysnicket's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

I'm trying to give this a fair review but I hated it.

• It's certainly dark but too dark for my taste.
• Most of the actions are bordering on r*pe if not full on r*pe
• Felt defeating as hell to read. Since this is a first person pov, by the time I was halfway through the book my self confidence was nonexistent. The first book seems to be all about the girls getting their ass handed to them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

Not for the fainthearted.

magicalmegija's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Toxic friendship, Murder, Misogyny, Bullying, Death, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Death of parent

crinkledmochi's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

2.5

This gave me Wattpad vibes, has a nostalgic feel. It’s very trashy, writing could be better, however the plot is just not there lmao. 

The bullying is just insane though, and no one bats an eye. 

The tokenism of Diego is too much as well… why is the Spanglish so terrible. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Misogyny, and Bullying

Moderate: Alcoholism, Incest, and Addiction

Minor: Classism, Child abuse, Car accident, and Death of parent

solinel7's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.5

3.5🌟
Because the magic system is so cool and I can't wait to find out more. 
Loving the twins (I wanna know why people hate them).
Hating the Heirs (I wanna know why people like them).
The Heirs have to have some redeeming qualities but so far I see nothing. 
How do you fall in love with your bully?
I'm thinking of getting to book3 and then go back and read the guys' POV books.

Check for Trigger Warnings/Content ⚠️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Bullying, Cursing, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent and Car accident

harriebo's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death of parent, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, and Sexism

kellicat94's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Violence, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, and Torture

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Abandonment, War, and Grief

sipteareadbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No

0.25

The worst book I have ever read hands down. It's a shame as the concept is quite good (hence the quarter star) and it had the potential to be a decent read but overall this book is mysoginistic and badly written. We leap from scene to scene with little rhyme or reason; the characters are under developed and unlikeable.The personalities and motivations of the two main characters are lost as the authors drop them into scene after scene of random interactions with the four/five possible love interests. I really wish I could say something redeeming about it but I honestly just regret reading it. There is a scene near the end that made me feel physically sick and viscerally angry.

One of the love interests cuts off one of the MC's hair and has his girlfriend film it and post it on social media. Then her sister is almost drowned to death by a gang of the love interests in front of an audience. And these are the characters the girls have a crush on. It's nothing short of glorified domestic violence. I like a dark love interest but that is only appealing when they're kind to the MC. Really, proceed with caution if you read these books. They are very unpleasant in a way the books do not really condemn since the boys are constantly rewarded with the affection of the MC's and other girls.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Body shaming

justagrlandherdog's review against another edition

mysterious 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

0.25

This book was painful to read. The writing is slow and it took until 53% of book for something interesting and compelling to actually happen that made me want to finish the book and find out. Not to mention the writing isn’t the best and reads like a CW drama or fan fiction. The use of British terms and slang (while understandable since the authors are British) is jarring and takes you out of the story since the main characters are meant to be from a “bad” part of Chicago. It’s very clear the authors had no intention of making their hometown a part of their characters beyond giving them a “rough” backstory. There are so many things in this book that give me the “ICK” that I could write a whole book about that alone. 

Be warned: there is some terrible stereotypes in this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Bullying

Moderate: Classism, Car accident, and Misogyny

Minor: Child abuse, Racism, Abandonment, and Murder

silvaserendipity's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gaslighting, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Body shaming, and Bullying