Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

No soy yo by Tillie Cole

6 reviews

hilary89's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.75

This was super dark and I loved it. Even though the misogynistic language sometimes made me cringe, it suited the characters perfectly. The sex slave cult was a bit over the top and definitely disturbing, but seeing the atrocities that Mae had endured made her character arc all the stronger. 

In the real world I would hope Mae would get therapy and not trade one horrific cult for a cult of another type (which let’s be real, gangs and MCs basically are like cults). But in fiction, I just ate up Styx and Mae’s fated relationship. I know this series is controversial, but I plan to read through it to make my own assessment. So far, book one starts really strong to me. 

Also the audiobook narrators were phenomenal, perfectly capturing the unique accents and cadence of the characters. I’ve downloaded PDF files of the following books to read on my kindle, but I might just continue with the audiobooks if they’re as well performed as this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexism, Confinement, Misogyny, Gun violence, Rape, Child abuse, Sexual content, Kidnapping, and Murder

laylareadsthings's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Pedophilia, Murder, Gore, Rape, Confinement, Body shaming, Blood, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Violence, Misogyny, Sexual violence, and Child abuse

kad21's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Child abuse, Rape, and Misogyny

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, and Physical abuse

ashleycmms's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Minor: War

jocee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense fast-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, and Misogyny

leticiaslibrary's review against another edition

dark sad 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

2.75

honestly i don’t know how i feel about this book i can’t tell if i like it or if i don’t, however for some reason i felt compelled to read the second book, not sure why because the plot itself didn’t really interest me. I just feel like after Mae and Styx met for the second time everything happened so fast between them, also she always mentions her friendship with Rider but we didn’t really get to see that happen so to me it didn’t really hold any appeal, i just felt like all the relationships here were very shallow, i don’t really read dark romance books so i don’t know if that’s part of the genre and it usually goes that way, but i enjoy well built and deep relationships between the characters. Also make sure to read the TWs before reading because it’s a pretty heavy read and we get very graphic and detailed scenes from the main character’s past that can be tough to get through. Nonetheless i guess i am curious enough to read the second book just to see how it goes! 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence