Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Sorry, Bro by Taleen Voskuni

4 reviews

kell_xavi's review against another edition

emotional inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

Full  of wonderful Armenian cultural events, food, history, and celebrations, this novel is joyous and rich, entertaining and emotional. I liked the friendships, family, and romantic love—though some ill-phrased sentiments made for hurt and anxiety, the true feelings sorted themselves in a believable, agreeable way. I might have liked to get out of Naure’s head and subjectivity, to see her better, but otherwise this is a gem of a romance novel.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Racism

Minor: Rape and Genocide

lunep's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

2.0

 I liked learning about Armenian culture, and I saw myself in the main character a little bit, but I didn't fall in love with the characters or their romance, I was left feeling very "eh" about it, which makes me sad because I seem to have no luck with sapphic romances.

It was cute, but overall I didn't feel super invested. Nareh stressed me out sometimes, and Erebuni felt too perfect, and the other suitors and some other secondary characters felt like they were designed to be shitty so Erebuni could look like the perfect woman:

-Trevor: misogynist, subconsciously racist/xenophobic, didn't seem to pay attention to the person Nareh actually was and what she liked.
-Raffi: misogynist, self obssesed.
-Arek: ok, nothing wrong with him. But Nareh didn't feel attracted to him (which is fair)
-The engineer guy: makes a joke about how he feels pain by proxy when cutting up an eggplant bc eggplant emoji.
-Artur: misogynist.
-Sako: nothing wrong with him either, just gay.
-Ara: self-obssesed, interrupting Nareh every time she talks.
-Kevork: pedantic.

-Kiki: sexist, very conservative, rude, she believes she's better than everyone.

Also, the cover says "From wingwoman to the woman of her dreams", and the synopsis says "Suddenly, with Erebuni as her wingwoman, the events feel like far less of a chore, and much more of an adventure." but there wasn't much wingwoman-ing, and I expected more overall. It ended up being a just-ok book for me, which again, sad about that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Racism, Misogyny, Outing, Alcohol, Biphobia, Genocide, Body shaming, Xenophobia, and Homophobia

Moderate: Car accident, Cursing, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

Minor: Rape, Classism, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Toxic relationship, and Murder

town_scar's review against another edition

emotional informative lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

The emotional core of this book is solid. The plot, at times, was a little all over the place. The writing was a bit too casual/informal for my liking, and unfortunately did distract me from the story itself a few times. But it's still worth reading. I will be curious to read more from this author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Alcohol, Sexism, Racism, Homophobia, Misogyny, Outing, and Biphobia

Moderate: Classism and Cursing

Minor: Rape, War, Alcoholism, Hate crime, Genocide, Death of parent, and Car accident

bookcasey's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

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

4.0

This is a beautifully written book about discovering or reclaiming your identities. In many ways, the romance is secondary to this theme of loving yourself.
Unfortunately, this is one of the many recent releases where the title is based on an insignificant, throwaway comment and makes no sense. It is, most assuredly, not about obnoxious Bay Area bros (okay, maybe one or two), so don’t let that turn you away.
Do check the content warnings, but don’t let that scare you off. Nothing is graphic.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Outing, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, and Genocide

Minor: Rape, Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Colonisation, Fatphobia, Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, and Sexual content

Consistent reference to the Armenian genocide with very brief references to rape and murder. Contains a lot of baby gay angst. Fade to black romance, some vague sexual references.