Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

La Brujas del Ayer y Del Mañana by Alix E. Harrow

133 reviews

alanahcw's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense

5.0

Absolutely in love with this one! Messy, magical, queer, and full of rage against the patriarchy; it made me wish we had some words and ways to help fuel change today. 

I can't believe I waited so long to read Harrow's work - it's incredible ❤

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Lesbophobia, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Violence, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Animal death, Death, Homophobia, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Grief, Misogyny, Blood, and Police brutality

littki's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Sexism, Abandonment, Misogyny, Confinement, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Blood, Religious bigotry, Racism, Police brutality, Abortion, Physical abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Alcohol, Animal death, Violence, Slavery, Sexual harassment, Rape, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Xenophobia, Lesbophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death, and Transphobia

zyxtasaurus's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

Moderate: Cursing, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Sexism, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Racism, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Transphobia, Death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Blood, Violence, Murder, Cursing, Stalking, and Lesbophobia

lemonwrlds's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Misogyny, Abortion, Abandonment, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Classism, Colonisation, Torture, Animal death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Slavery, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Stalking, Suicide, Transphobia, Vomit, Sexual content, Alcohol, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Abandonment, Grief, Self harm, War, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Police brutality, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship

liamliayaum's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious sad 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

5.0

Witching. Lesbian and transgender characters in the late 1800s. Women struggling to reclaim their way and any ounce of power, of the right to exist.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Sexism and Death

Minor: Racism

megnut's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Violence, Pregnancy, Sexism, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Abortion and Transphobia

mjverrall's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.0

This book has such wonderful prose, the language feels like poetry it is so beautiful to read. The start feels a little slow and sometimes it is hard to keep track of all the characters, but it picks up and is a truly beautiful story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Physical abuse and Violence

Minor: Abortion and Sexual violence

jgalla's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Torture, Violence, Racism, Blood, Sexism, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Murder, Police brutality, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Slavery, Child abuse, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Classism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

craftysnailtail's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

I could see a certain type of person really loving this book, but it absolutely wasn't for me. The neverending tragic backstory reveals felt incredibly tropey. Show me a woman in this novel and she will be "strong" because she survived so much abuse. Everything in this book was traumatic, depressing, and often ended poorly for all the women involved. I understand the fight against injustice, but it felt too heavy handed for me. 

3.5 stars because the plot was interesting (though far too drawn out), and I enjoyed how magical knowledge is passed down through generations. I even liked the sisters themselves. But for a book with witches and lesbians, I thought I would've enjoyed it much more than I did.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Sexism, Xenophobia, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Violence

Moderate: Outing, Pandemic/Epidemic, Rape, Alcoholism, Grief, Sexual assault, Murder, Transphobia, Racism, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Homophobia, Classism, Abandonment, Abortion, and Addiction

issamay's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Torture, Misogyny, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Abortion, Religious bigotry, Transphobia, Racism, Forced institutionalization, and Animal cruelty