Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

The Lady and the Orc by Finley Fenn

11 reviews

meat_muffin's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.5

I want to be obsessed with this one, I really do, but once

the MMC fucking sold her - even if he had a fucking plan!! To get her back!! -

my good opinion plummeted and there was just no redemption in my eyes 🤷‍♀️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Xenophobia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Confinement, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Colonisation, Blood, Violence, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, War, Infertility, Sexism, and Abortion

Minor: Death of parent, Rape, and Self harm

dwarrowdams'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Really compelling emotional romance. Not a light read, but worth it, and super hot too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Xenophobia, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexism

thistleswan's review

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, and Sexual content

greystory's review

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? It's complicated

2.5

This was very mid. I listened to the audiobook but I don't think that would have made a difference other than I probably would have started skimming past the sex scenes in the book. They felt repetitive and there were multiple that didn't seem to add anything to the plot or characters, nor was it hot enough for me to enjoy it on its own.

Lady Norr was pretty annoying in her constant flakiness. I was super over the way she was agreeing to everything when she was horny on main and then flipping out about having agreed to anything when she wasn't having orc sex. Rinse, repeat like 15 times. I guess especially as someone on the ace spectrum, I can't ever imagine being so desperately horny that I supposedly give in to whatever someone asks of me that I wouldn't if I wasn't horny. 

Grimarr is... okay. Although they both do get a little bit of character growth (Lady Norr's mostly realizing how she's been a pawn this whole time, although she was sort of already aware of that), it felt like Grimarr had more growth. He has to learn how to treat a human mate and seems to make efforts to do so, however those efforts are super bare minimum like, not chaining her and allowing her to change clothes and leave their room. Wow. Super generous. There's also a betrayal part and some grovelling on Grimarr's part but not enough grovelling in my opinion.

The best part of the book was honestly meeting the other orcs and the little bit of worldbuilding about the different clans and stuff. That was such a short bit of the book, though.

I'm still interested in checking out more of the series. This is the first book in a series which almost always feels like they're average and then books get better over the course of a series. The general ratings seems to indicate that could be the case here, as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, Sexism, Misogyny, and Xenophobia

Moderate: War, Violence, and Pregnancy

singingshooter's review against another edition

adventurous challenging medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: War

ednam0dewannabe's review against another edition

I could have kept going if it weren't for the main characters, both of whom get on my nerves and make me want to get into the book so I could give them each a good beating. Few books have ever gotten on my nerves like this and I didn't expect this from this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Sexism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Blood, Misogyny, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Violence, and War

Minor: Death, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Infertility, and Infidelity

words_and_dreams's review

dark fast-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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy

Minor: Abortion

teignmouth's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Infertility, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

authorrubyduvall's review

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

2.0

Every time the orc hero, Grimarr, had a chance NOT to betray/humiliate the human heroine, Jule, he always chose to betray her. Even after a very convincing grovel. I'd give it one star, but the writing is otherwise pretty good, although the narrative sometimes lost its medieval vibe with overly modern-sounding language.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infertility, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Cursing

Moderate: Abortion, Abandonment, Confinement, and Biphobia

majestyk's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Kidnapping, Sexism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Biphobia, Homophobia, and Pregnancy

Minor: Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Murder, Stalking, and Violence