Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Lore by Alexandra Bracken

109 reviews

i_love_cats_and_dragons's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Terminal illness and Torture

ct7567_lit's review

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I had high hopes, as it seemed to have everything I typically love in a story: Greek mythology set in the modern world, a strong female protagonist, plenty of plot twists, and an intriguing mystery. The premise alone was incredibly appealing. The world-building and the action sequences were well written. However, despite all these positives, I struggled to connect with the main character which made it difficult to become truly invested in the story. Ultimately this held me back from truly enjoying the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Torture, Violence, Murder, and War

Moderate: Child death, Gore, Pedophilia, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Rape, and Trafficking

aheinicke27's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.0

I enjoyed listening to this audiobook quite a lot! It felt a lot like a Percy Jackson book for for older teens. The premise of ancient families hunting, killing, and becoming Greek gods every 7 years for 7 days was very interesting and exciting. I also liked how many twists and turns were within the book — the flashbacks grew more and more wild as the story went on and I genuinely didn’t see the last big plot twist coming! While I do feel like some parts were a little slow or long, the majority of the book was action packed and kept me wanting to listen to more! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Violence

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Misogyny

prairieraven's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Readers should read with caution, needs reader warnings on the book.

I didn't know what this was about, it had been sitting on my TBR for years and forgot about it. randomly selected it when I was looking at a different book so this was quite a surprise. Action packed based in Greek mythology set in present day. strong yet flawed female lead character. Good fit for fans of Greek mythology and fantasy, readers who enjoy stories about found family, self-discovery, and the complexity of loyalty and power.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Genocide, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

alley_cat990's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

jules_farkas's review

adventurous challenging reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Terminal illness, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Moderate: Misogyny and Sexual harassment

readingtempeh's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Pedophilia, Medical content, Medical trauma, and War

bookishbabe431's review

adventurous dark sad medium-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

0.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual assault

gandalfsleftshoe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Moderate: Cursing, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse, Abandonment, and Alcohol

styxx's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Torture, and Death of parent