Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Little thieves. C'era una volta una ragazza cattiva by Margaret Owen

38 reviews

antimony's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious

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

4.25

kind of slow to start but OH so fun once it got going....i finished it and instantly placed a hold on book 2. and did i mention that there are ILLUSTRATIONS.......!!!!!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault and Abandonment

alexijai98's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Overall not too bad, but a little long and the protagonist got to be grating in the last third of the book. There’s only so many times I can read one character going through the misunderstandings trope.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Violence, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Classism, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Sexual assault and Rape

beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

To read my original review of this book (a different edition to this one), go to the following link https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/7aec891b-d918-40c4-b380-27dd080dbbcc

For this reread,  my original opinion of this book still largely stands - this is an incredibly good read chock-full of excellent character development, diversity, plotting, and worldbuilding. And Vanja's snarky, irreverent narration is just GOLD.

I did pick up on a couple of things that I appear to have missed the first time I read this.  The theme of privilege, more specifically around the privilege enabled by wealth, influence, and good looks. What choices do you have to make if you don't possess these things?

The other thing that niggled at me  (and caused me to drop my rating by 0.5 for this reread)was that

no one picked up Vanja's ruse/disguises earlier.

But that was only a minor irritation and did not affect my overall enjoyment.

Onto Painted Devils!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Abandonment, Violence, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Classism, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Sexual violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual assault

Minor: Cursing and War

theunwelcometagalongs's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring sad 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: Abandonment and Classism

Minor: Rape

miblette's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and can't wait to dive into the next. I really love fairytale retellings, and this one did not disappoint! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Classism

marsh_mall0w's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Child abuse, Classism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny

Moderate: Violence, Animal cruelty, Sexism, and Drug abuse

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Body shaming, Rape, and Animal death

cookiecat73's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I finished this book in 3 days, which considering the amount I've been reading on average per day so far this year, is fast. The writing style is one that I flew through, and the plot had me hooked from chapter one, which isn't common. Despite the constant threat of death, the trauma, and dark topics, this is the funniest book I've read in a while. It doesn't make light of the heavy stuff, but the narration and dialogue contain a lot of jokes which so happened to be exactly my sense of humour, and I laughed a lot. I also cried a little bit.

I adore so many of the characters, especially Ragne. The world was good, though nothing incredible. The Gods were amazing, probably my favourite Gods that I've ever read in a story, though to be fair I'm not normally a big fan of Gods in stories so there's not much competition. The description of Eiswald was incredible.

Unfortunately, this book isn't 5 stars for me. So many parts of it were, and I wish it had been 5 stars, but there were certain things in it that I just didn't like as much. Nothing it did wrong really, just things that brought my enjoyment of it down.

I can't believe they called this Untitled Goose Girl when it was being written, reading that in the acknowlegments cracked me up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Bullying, Cursing, Child abuse, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Terminal illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Outing, Addiction, Murder, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Body horror, Gore, Medical content, Acephobia/Arophobia, Cannibalism, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Transphobia, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual content, and Vomit

ashley_mrose530's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.75

I loved this book. The minute I started listening to it, I knew I was going to love it. Vanja is a perfect main character. She has spice and grit and a hard backstory to make you feel bad for her and support her in all of her endeavors, including stealing. I thought the magic system was interesting too with the lower gods being a part of people's lives and even being the ones to run the court systems. And I loved the little romance side-plots for all of the characters. I thought it was also good rep for the LGBTQ community even if they were side characters. There were probably more queer characters than there were straight ones!
The only thing I'll say against it is that the plot with Gisele's fiancé got a little confusing (but that might be better if I had read a physical copy) and I wish Vanja had gotten a chance to speak to her godparents at the end to clear things up a little better because I don't think they would have actually considered her their slave if she had chosen? They seemed to genuinely love her and want the best for her and I wish they had gotten the chance to clear that up with her a little more at the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexual assault, and Classism

gwynnfox's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted 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? Yes

4.75

Vaya is an amazing main character. You understand her pain and plight, know why she made the choices she did, while also knowing that you can't justify her actions. The romance is subtle but not understated. All around, it's a very cute story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Sexual violence

Moderate: Animal death, Classism, and Child abuse

Minor: Grief and Eating disorder

mlottermoser's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

3.5

Retelling of a classic tale from a new character’s perspective. Dark. Full of abuse and revenge. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, and Child abuse

Minor: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Classism