Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas

59 reviews

lizard800's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

4.0

Each book in the series keeps improving (which doesn't mean a lot really because this isn't a great series overall). The writing in this one is better, even though there are still overused phrases ('I could have sworn that...' being one that came up a lot). Maas backed away from overuse of ellipses and em dashes, so that was nice. Still some incomplete sentences, but again not as bad as previous books.

Writing aside, the story in this book is pretty good honestly. Lots of twists and turns that you don't see coming, which I enjoyed. I do think the book could have been a LOT shorter (a theme with this series) and still told the same story.

One thing that i still don't understand is how the Carver got out of prison? I thought the mirror was just to get him to agree, but I wasn't clear on how he actually removed himself?

I also thought that the father returning at the end was kind of stupid. Rolled my eyes at that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Torture, Blood, Body horror, Sexual content, Grief, Death, War, Violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Gore

kaaaaaaaa's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75

Sarah J. Maas really loves a Deus ex Machina, huh

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Violence, Misogyny, Death of parent, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Grief

Moderate: Cursing and Sexual assault

Minor: Infidelity and Racism

compulsory heterosexuality

orakuruno's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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? No

5.0

That was literally such a good time

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Violence, Death, War, Body horror, Sexual content, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Rape, Death of parent, and Sexual violence

Minor: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Outing, and Confinement

tabea1409's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Sexism, Gaslighting, Classism, Genocide, Gore, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Torture, War, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Blood, Death of parent, Child abuse, Child death, Misogyny, Murder, and Violence

littletiramisu's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexism, Child abuse, Blood, Gore, Animal death, Rape, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Torture, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Vomit, War, Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual assault

strange_abalone's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Abandonment, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Lesbophobia, Torture, Vomit, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Body horror, Colonisation, Kidnapping, Bullying, Child death, Classism, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and War

picaresquedreamer's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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 of parent, Death, Murder, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, War, and Violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Colonisation, and Bullying

Minor: Slavery

chloe_acceber's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative 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

This first two books of the series have NOTHING on this one, good lord! This one is much more action packed, there's many twisting aspects to the plot, and it's good! And there is just as much romance with less graphic sexual content, which is a criticism I had of the second book (just as a matter of personal preference). I already know this is a series I'm gonna come back to, even with two books left to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, War, Death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Gaslighting and Death of parent

calyssat's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, War, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, and Grief

Moderate: Classism, Death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Blood, Sexism, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Minor: Torture, Slavery, Toxic friendship, Biphobia, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

chaos_and_chapters's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Death of parent, Death, Blood, and War

Moderate: Misogyny, Homophobia, Torture, Kidnapping, Sexism, and Outing

Minor: Vomit, Alcohol, Slavery, Sexual harassment, and Physical abuse