Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Brutal Obsession by S. Massery

4 reviews

ninaw's review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual content

Moderate: Car accident, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Addiction and Eating disorder

andeng's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Car accident, Blood, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

brittmasters's review

The guy MC was an ass but not in a loveable character kind of way. And the female MC was just annoying.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Car accident, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Rape, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, and Body shaming

breesmith2364's review

adventurous dark tense 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

1.0

I’m usually the person who reads reviews saying “the mc is so toxic blah blah blah” and thinks THIS IS THE BOOK FOR ME. And usually I’m not wrong. Usually, I love morally grey characters and dark romances and even nc/dc scenes. 

I’ve found my limit. I knew going in that Grey wasn’t a good guy and that’s okay. But he was downright abusive. There was one point I really felt like he was actually going to choke her to death and it was not in a sexy way. 

It wasn’t just that - it was the verbal and psychological abuse to the extent where I don’t know how any self-respecting woman could end up with that guy after how bad he embarrassed her. The ending did not make any of it worth it to me. The fmc was so stupid and essentially suicidal. Grey really had nothing that made him worth sticking around for anyway which made it even worse. 

I’ve read other reviews that say she learned to stand up for herself and was strong and I’m wondering if we were reading a different book. 

When they finally get their “happy ending,” it’s super out of nowhere with no real transition between the he wants to kill her to the he’s a simp for her. He just suddenly isn’t a piece of crap, leaving me totally unsatisfied. 

I forced myself through it because I heard so many good reviews but I truly wish I would’ve trusted my gut instinct at 13% and abandoned it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Classism, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Body shaming, and Gaslighting

he makes her blow his friend