Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Dark Roads by Chevy Stevens

3 reviews

ka_ke's review against another edition

dark emotional informative medium-paced

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

2.0

It didn’t live up to the hype. I think the bad guy was revealed way WAY too early. I also don’t think we needed all these characters (Amber, Beth etc) to validate the history behind the story. Dark Roads almost seemed white washed, the focus is on Beth (Amber’s sister) who is a white girl from the city trying to solve her sister’s death. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Colonisation

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Abandonment, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Pedophilia

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

A story of women being murdered on a dark, desolate highway and the killer being on the loose, this book has so many twists and turns it’s unbelievable. Power, greed, deception, and downright disturbing sexual fantasies make this murder mystery so much more than just a whodunnit. The characters are raw and real and infinitely flawed. The killer is not who I thought it was going to be but I realized it wasn’t who I thought it was RIGHT before the twist. This book kept me guessing in the best way. Also, ACAB - cause this book…man. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Medical content, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Murder, Sexual violence, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Rape, Torture, Violence, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Vomit

unphilosophize's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book so much. I read it in a day. It made me cry. 
I like how everything was framed. Good red herrings

The end of part one, my god

Good character development 
Based on the highway of tears

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Racism, and Stalking