Reviews tagging 'Cultural appropriation'

A Rogue of One's Own by Evie Dunmore

6 reviews

theladydetective's review

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Re-reading the series to get ready for the 4th and final book. I really liked the dynamic of the main characters and I was rooting for Lucie to find someone that she could rely on (she takes on a lot of responsibility). I found the order of the series interesting, and feel like her story should have been last. There are some issues with the book concerning diversity (e.g., cultural issues and insensitivities), and negative characterizations of lgbtq+ characters, which I think should  definitely be discussed if this book is chosen for a book club.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, and Cultural appropriation

bexi's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Cultural appropriation, Homophobia, Animal death, Classism, Colonisation, War, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

loveisland's review

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

3.75

Truly worth it to see Lucie, the absolute hell on wheels, rabble-rouser nightmare, be loved exactly for who she is and on her terms

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Abandonment, Cultural appropriation, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, War, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Alcohol, Colonisation, and Eating disorder

shannnne_reads_words's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Cultural appropriation, Classism, Colonisation, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Forced institutionalization

regen20's review

funny lighthearted fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, and Mental illness

Moderate: Cultural appropriation and Colonisation

Minor: Pregnancy

kimiichanga's review against another edition

3.0

ok first off, initial thoughts that i wrote in my notes

intial thoughts: 

im satisfied with it

it's just so much more righteously angry than the first and i vibe with lucie

also tristan? be getting that

idk why but the first book duo is just more annoying this time around sorry yo

u kno when the thing happened with cecily and yall bet i was screaming "end this bitch's career" at my phone

there were some moments even in the intimate ones where i cringed bad but like yea this is a horny yearning story

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WITH THAT SAID, there's something that made me go :/ here, and that's tristan's tattoo. 

 the fact that it's from a culture from a country they colonized is just icky to me like fuck "accuracy" it's culture appropriation. Can't they just revise this to another tattoo 

and because of that, i'm very unwilling to rate this book, which is sad because it couldve been a 4 or 5 star to me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cultural appropriation and Sexism