Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan

79 reviews

andromeda_1998's review

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

The girls of paper and fire is one of those books who have been hiding at the back of my bookcase for years…. And after reading it I have to apologize towards them. They didn’t deserve my silent treatment. The first book is in my opinion a good read. The book has a heavy theme but that’s to be expected. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Classism

sofiacazares's review

adventurous dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

emlela's review

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Physical abuse and Violence

Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Sexism, Grief, Lesbophobia, and Classism

The girls are forced to become concubines to the king, so there are scenes in which the characters are forced into sexual situations.

stardivine's review

challenging 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? It's complicated

4.5

I really enjoyed this book, although it was a challenging read. It is incredibly dark and deals with a lot of heavy topics, much of which could potentially be very triggering. However, I found the characters well written and (with some big exceptions, for obvious reasons) sympathetic, and the story engaging.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Grief

Moderate: Gore, Rape, Sexual content, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Minor: War

planetshelf's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Murder, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Minor: Bullying, Genocide, Infertility, Infidelity, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Pregnancy, Outing, and Gaslighting

zoevjester's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? No

5.0

This is the second time I've read Girls 1. You can tell immediately when your read it that the author poured their heart and soul into the story, and it shows. The diversity is a breath of fresh air, the characters and the story, while dark, is woven and told with such care that my heart breaks. Lei is a brilliant character and her story, so very similar to some people's reality, is a reminder to live despite.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Death, Infertility, Physical abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Blood, Kidnapping, War, and Injury/Injury detail

sma_tsol06's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

It's interestin  how it connects  several social problems such as misogyny, sexual assault, abuse , bullying etc with the magic of the world and the behavior of the main characters when they deal with these problems 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment

nicoleceballos's review

adventurous challenging dark hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Murder, Sexual harassment, and War

macaronimonster_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual harassment

shelbyrodger's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Gore, Slavery, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, and Lesbophobia