Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

32 reviews

lollyr's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful relaxing medium-paced

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

3.0

I liked the concept if this book a lot and I think it had great potential. I do not think it hold up though.

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I felt like the target audience was unclear. From one hand, the dialog was often cringey and childish, the metaphor and moral of the story spoon fed to the reader and the characters flat and unchanging. On the other hand some topics handled in the story are very much intended for mathur readers.
At times it felt like the writing was trying to be shocking and edgy but it just looked out of place.

The love intrest was dull and cartoonish in her behavior and odd facial expressions. Ever since Liv's body was found by Sophia the king plot twist was extremely predictable.

Sophia is a mediocre but loveble protagonist. Her motivations are clear and understandable but she did not changed at all in the duration of the story.

Honesty, I shipped her with Erin till the end because I thing it would made more compelling story.

Prince charmin was a flat and exaggerated villan but he was also pretty menacing (at least in the first half of the book).

Amana was the best character in my opinion. She was compelling and intriguin until her very end 
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Over all, I did mostly enjoyed the read. I thing maybe the book was intended for younger readers and it have great messages over all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Murder, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Sexism

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and Infidelity

kynajayne's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? No

5.0

I absolutely loved it. Such a fresh take on the story of Cinderella, and a great feminist critique and exploration of the influence of history and fairytales and how they interact.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse

Moderate: Animal death and Animal cruelty

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

lucy12345's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Confinement

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

bennythefup's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexism

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

lostinabook_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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: Murder, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Death, and Animal death

whatsjessreading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-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: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Violence

micahgerst's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

3.75

The book itself is a lovely way of revisiting the tale of Cinderella. The characters in the book are fantastic, and it was amazing to see LGBTQ+ characters in a fantasy setting. However, I noticed a few things which made this book less enjoyable for me. While there is nothing wrong with encouraging rebellion, standing up for oneself, and getting out of toxic relationships, by frequently returning to this theme I felt like I was being preached at which wasn't a great feeling. It was a lovely read overall and I might feel differently about it if I read it again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization and Sexism

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse

ellaaj's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Slavery, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexism, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Homophobia, Grief, Gore, Genocide, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, and Confinement

ashisanaquarius's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Blood, Death, Sexism, and Violence

Minor: Sexual violence

glitterisms's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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

Minor: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Death, Child abuse, Bullying, Grief, Homophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence