Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

21 reviews

lim's review

fast-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Incest

Minor: Homophobia and Kidnapping

jaynovara's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Blood

Moderate: Murder, Violence, Body horror, Child death, Gore, Animal death, Death of parent, Incest, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Confinement

happilyeveralli's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

3.0

This was a whirlwind. There is literally no other way to describe it XD. The reveal in the last two chapters made my skin crawl I was rolling! It's not a masterpiece but it was a recommendable experience!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Homophobia and Injury/Injury detail

rosegoldrose's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

The relief that filled me when I closed this book for the last time is immeasurable. I swear I started to believe I'd never finish it during my lifetime.

I bought it three years ago because I suddenly remembered my friends being obsessed with the Shadowhunters franchise and wanted to learn what the fuss was about. 

I had to have read the first half of the book at least three times at this point, so it went a bit easier. The world-building parts, however, felt like trudging through mud and sometimes made me put the book down for days. The chapters I enjoyed the most were definitely the ones focused on the characters and their interactions, but the pace picked up toward the end, too. 

I also cannot fail to mention how annoying I found Clary in the early chapters. While I appreciate the diversity of main character personalities, she was the shining example of the "not like other girls" trope and I found myself rolling my eyes every time she'd want to slap someone for merely existing.

I figured out the plot twist midway through the book, but in a way, it helped fuel me because I just had to see if I was right.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Incest

Moderate: Violence and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse, Homophobia, Body shaming, and Fatphobia

michalie's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Homophobia

saturnpersonified's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Racism, and Hate crime

Moderate: Child death, Gaslighting, Child abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Incest, Car accident, Homophobia, and Suicidal thoughts

c45p1n's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Death, and War

Minor: Abandonment, Child death, Death of parent, Homophobia, Outing, and War

mir_frog73's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Murder, and Blood

Minor: Homophobia

maruu_t's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Murder, and Physical abuse

Sinceramente, no recordaba casi nada de este libro y leerlo casi 5 años después me dí cuenta que cosas estaban realmente mal con este libro y que cosas safaban pero, LO QUE ME MOLESTA ES QUE NO ME ACORDABA QUE JACE Y CLARY SABÍAN DESDE EL FINAL DEL PRIMER LIBRO QUE ERAN "HERMANOS", ME VOY A LARGAR A LLORAR POR SABER QUE TENGO 5 LIBROS POR DELANTE CON ELLOS LAMENTANDOSE DE QUE SON HERMANOS Y NO PUEDEN ESTAR JUNTOS, NADIE LE DIJO A CASSANDRA CHE PIBA, NO DA HACER ESTO POR FAVOR SOLTÁ EL INCEST KINK. Quiero agradecer de que existe la pareja de Izzy y Simón y la de Alec y Magnus.

sapphic_reader's review

adventurous fast-paced

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

2.0

Rep:
Gay side character

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Incest, and Murder

Moderate: Kidnapping and Violence

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Animal death, and Homophobia