Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows by Olivia Waite

7 reviews

mishmoshroom's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, Homophobia, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Animal cruelty and Violence

kylieqrada's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

Twas good! I didn't love it as much as the first in the series, and the political plot was a little confusing because I didn't really know what was going on. But Agatha and Penelope were pretty cute. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content, and Homophobia

Moderate: Sexism, Religious bigotry, and Misogyny

Minor: Animal cruelty, Death, and Domestic abuse

jessthanthree's review

hopeful lighthearted 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Domestic abuse, Grief, Lesbophobia, and Classism

Minor: Infidelity, Alcohol, Murder, Police brutality, Confinement, Hate crime, and Death

qraveline's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Infidelity

Moderate: Sexual content, Misogyny, and Religious bigotry

water_violin's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, and Sexual content

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, and Violence

ashleycmms's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Religious bigotry, and Sexism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Death

sarahholliday's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted 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? No

4.25

I'm officially an Olivia Waite fan! I loved getting to see and hear about characters from The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics (the first book in this series), while thoroughly enjoying the differences between the two stories. 

For how different they are I loved both Penelope and Agatha, and the supporting cast of characters were equally enjoyable. Waite does a great job of incorporating historical events and conventions without getting bogged down in them, and while there are certainly anachronisms, they are for the sake of making the characters relatable (and aren't overly egregious in any case), so this historian has no complaints. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Grief, Homophobia, and Religious bigotry