Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe

36 reviews

donatio's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Bullying, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Misogyny, and Domestic abuse

abbytruestory's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Abortion, Vomit, Pedophilia, Rape, Misogyny, and Injury/Injury detail

capybooks's review against another edition

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

3.75

I found parts of this novel slow to read, but the more I read, the more I enjoyed it. I wish the character's backstory came first, instead of alternating between the present-day chapters, because I found it hard to keep track of what each girl's story was. 

Despite all of this, I really liked a lot of aspects of this story; the LGBTQ+ representation, endometriosis awareness, and an intriguing protagonist. The opening sentence was gripping too!

A great read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Abortion, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, and Alcohol

krhe's review

challenging dark tense medium-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

3.5

Llevo unos días pensando en cómo escribir esta reseña y sigo sin saber muy bien cómo hacerlo. 

Trata varios temas complicados, y sí bien algunos fueron un poco yikes, uno de los temas más jodidos se trató desde el respeto y la suficiente distancia como para no volverse catalizador traumático. Que teniendo en cuenta el historial, está bien no ser gráficos. 

Tiene un ritmo como raruno, y algo me olía sobre cómo iba a desarrollarse el argumento desde bastante pronto. Y acerté con el último twist de los capítulos finales. 

El final me ha dejado un poco ñeh tho. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Violence, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Abortion, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Pedophilia, and Rape

ruby_tuesday's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

5.0

Will i remember the plot of this book in a couple months? Probably not.

But as a reader I loved the writing style of this thriller, how tense the scenes were and how much depth was given to every character in the book. The type of book that on a second read, might pick up on details previously missed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Misogyny, and Alcohol

Minor: Abortion

emily_reads09's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

This is honestly my new favorite book. I loved the story and all the characters are so cool. I appreciated the short chapters and loved the overall set up of the book (having the time, the tools, different color pages for the flashbacks, etc.). I thought the mix of writing styles worked really well and helped me to read for longer periods of time. What really elevated this book to god-tier status was the last three pages — the resources & hotlines and the note on endometriosis. Tess Sharpe has written a thrilling and emotional book and has taken great care in doing so. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Vomit

Minor: Abortion and Pregnancy

angrybred's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Abortion, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Vomit, and Bullying

Minor: Alcohol, Death, and Pregnancy

bookcrushin's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

3.75

This book is a lot but I think if you are aware of the content warnings going in you might enjoy this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

melody_trubibliomaniac's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

puddleshoes's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual violence, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Abortion