Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

The Awakening by Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham

27 reviews

vclarisse's review against another edition

Poorly written, just free and unjustified bullying of the protagonists with no other plot point. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexism and Sexual content

earlieststar's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

2.5

im cringe but im free

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Car accident, Classism, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

listen: it is described as bully romance but these girls get absolutely very much abused from beginning to end. it's not schoolyard bullying, those are crimes being committed every other page.

cait's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Torture, Violence, Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Stalking, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Abandonment

geooo's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

1.0

Trash.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Violence, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual harassment

itsmaryssae's review

adventurous mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

jamby4546's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Violence, Classism, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Stalking, Abandonment, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Drowning mention

bunnybird22's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Death, and Sexual content

jesshart8's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, Abandonment, Cursing, Sexual assault, and Bullying

Moderate: Car accident, Alcohol, Misogyny, and Adult/minor relationship

sydneylecoin's review

dark slow-paced

1.5

No because what even was this book helppp. I don't understand how so many people on tik tok are die hard obsessed fans. I usually love these types of books but in this case the characters infuriated me, the plot went nowhere, and speaking of the plot, I couldn't count HOW MANY plot holes there were. I was under the impression that this would be an enemies to lovers... This was straight up bullying. Dude when

one of the Heirs almost DROWNED TORI,

I lost it. 

And the Zodiacs were barely even a part of the book. Lastly, there was just way too much random lust and spice moments that low-key made literally no sense. This book frustrated me to no end and I'm literally using this platform to rant about it. If it hasn't been clear, I DNF the rest of the series...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content

omega's review against another edition

Lost interest.
Found the bullying and whole “toxic situation to be dealt with” a bit too much and just tiring for being kinda exaggerated and never actually dealt with, losing any enjoyment of the characters getting over it.
And mostly got truly fed up of them calling the 4 main boys hot and pretty while they where ABSOLUTELY HORRIFIC PEOPLE that don’t deserve ANY positive attention, so I didn’t understand the need for so much unnecessary and inappropriate constant comments about how hot the pieces of shit were.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Racism, Bullying, Sexism, and Emotional abuse