Reviews tagging 'Cultural appropriation'

破晓 by Stephenie Meyer

14 reviews

toasterposter15's review against another edition

funny relaxing medium-paced

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

3.0

I mean a 3 is pretty generous but I enjoyed the book because of how poorly constructed it was. It reminds me a lot of wattpad fics I read when I was in middle school. It isn’t a good book but it is fun to read. There was a lot of moments though where the book just dragged on and it took me so long to finish it because of that. Anyway I really committed to the joke so now I have to read the entire series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Cultural appropriation

Moderate: Blood and Toxic relationship

toadsandtales's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Cultural appropriation, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Addiction, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Car accident

Minor: Body shaming, Misogyny, Alcohol, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Medical content, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

elderflower's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny relaxing tense fast-paced

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

Song to go with this book: Savior Complex by Phoebe Bridgers 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

kestrel's review against another edition

funny lighthearted tense slow-paced

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

1.5

We all know that these book series are very problematic. From toxic relationships to cultural appropriation, you have a lot to pick from. But listen, even tho I tried to ignore all that and focus on the writing, the characters and the plot, this was u n r e a d a b l e. The writing felt like this book was the mother of all the bad wattpad novels, while the plot just wasn't there. All the characters were flat with the worst being Bella, who must be the most pathetic main character I have ever had the misfortune to encounter.
I'll end this with the maybe a controversial take:
The movie was better ✌🏻.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cultural appropriation and Toxic relationship