Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller

19 reviews

rensreading's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

by chapter 2, i was seriously considering DNFing this book but i carried on because the synopsis promised me a love interest that hadn’t been introduced yet and i wanted a glimpse of him before i DNFed.

i’m so glad i waited for him. he carried this novel on his back, his poor shoulders must be breaking under the strain of all that success. kallias is my everything. he was the only reason i started liking alessandra. and by the time he learns of what she did to her first lover (though his age is never brought up, i’m still of the opinion that hektor groomed her) then laughs about it, i realized they really deserved each other.

(in reality, i started liking alessandra when she schemed her friend out of a marriage he would have hated and solved her own problem of unwanted suitors with it. how could i not adore a girlboss?)

the political intrigue and the plot were absolutely marvelous. i started suspecting the assassin by the time that he confessed to alessandra while kallias was listening. i kept wondering why alessandra didn’t see it until it was almost too late but i am glad that his sexism was what caused his demise. a man like him truly assumed that alessandra was nothing less than a noblewoman newly scorned by her ex-lover. what a mistake!

kallias was down bad for alessandra and i loved that fact by the end too lol definitely a 5 stars read for me (:

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Body horror and Alcohol

Minor: Classism, Grief, Sexual harassment, and Emotional abuse

Slut shaming happens a lot as well.

oliverreeds's review

adventurous emotional 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

i enjoyed this. its definitely YA and definitely romance. the plot twist could have been better hinted at but i liked that none of the characters were good people. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Sexism, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Misogyny, and Murder

ayeshafira's review

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual content and Sexual harassment

kinsportch's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

While the female main character, Alessandra was very self-absorbed and unlikable, the storyline was incredibly engaging. The fake dating and strangers to friends to lovers tropes were incredibly well written. The male main character, Kallias, was very likable towards the end of the book. It really takes awhile for the characters and the storyline to get interesting enough to continue though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Colonisation, Gun violence, Slavery, Sexual content, and Misogyny

aus_1521's review

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Death of parent, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Blood, Sexism, Misogyny, and Colonisation

reading_ray's review

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Misogyny

ednam0dewannabe's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, and Medical content

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Blood

Minor: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Murder, War, Alcohol, Car accident, Cursing, Child death, and Child abuse

camillou's review

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.25

A fast read, that mixes fantasy, romance and mystery in an entertaining way.
It lacked of world building for me, and the story was not quite as dark as I thought it would be, but I really enjoyed following the characters' adventures, as well as seeing everything unfolding.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Sexism, and Murder

Minor: Death of parent, Sexual content, and Misogyny

willemke's review

dark funny fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Misogyny, Sexual content, and Violence