Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

The Kingdom of Sweets by Erika Johansen

5 reviews

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Murder, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Mental illness, Dysphoria, Grief, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Body shaming, Classism, and Torture

maregred's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Infidelity

Moderate: Mental illness, Body shaming, Confinement, Violence, Classism, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Misogyny, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Blood, War, Pregnancy, and Death

jcrawford31's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, and Murder

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Body shaming, and Torture

Minor: War and Miscarriage

gondorgirl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Classism, Gaslighting, Sexism, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Grief, Misogyny, Death, Drug use, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Infidelity, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

dragongurrl's review against another edition

I’m so over this troupe! Here’s a summary of the first 30 pages. FMC is ugly because she has straight brown hair, likes to read, and isn’t super skinny. Twin sister is gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous because she has curly blond hair, skinny, dances and parties and (as said in the book) doesn’t read even though she knows how. 🙄 literally this is drilled into you time and time again nonstop in the first 10% of the book! It’s annoying. I’m not a fan of the troupe already but ok say it once. Maybe even twice! But 10% of the book?! And I stopped reading there. I’m guessing it goes on longer. I just can’t stomach it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming and Bullying

Minor: Misogyny and Classism