Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan

49 reviews

reading_rainbows's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

3.0

I got through this book, barely.  Queer content starts a third of the way through and is forbidden. It's forbidden because of misogyny and classism and not homophobia though so yay?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Murder, and Classism

dododenise's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

While it took a while, this book sucked me in. A beautiful and rich world, so well described that I was living in this magical world the last few days. The characters needed some getting used to, but once I did, I embraced and loved them. All of them were so carefully crafted and given beautiful depth. All the while a wonderful forbidden romance blossomed in the middle of it. 
The story was a difficult one, but drew me in even more because of it. I suffered with these characters and fought with them. I definitely want to continue the series and keep on fighting with them. I desperately want to know where this world and its characters will go. 
Unfortunately the book at the typical problem of a high fantasy book: a slow start with a lot of world building, making it incredibly hard to be drawn in. It probably took a solid 100 pages. I would’ve given this book the full five stars if it wasn’t for the rocky start. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Infertility and Fire/Fire injury

angstifies's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

PLEASE IF U WANT TO READ THIS BOOK CHECK THE CONTENT WARNINGS FIRST!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Rape

aishablue's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Classism

mothman19's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying and Homophobia

sun_hearth's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

I loved this book a lot, I love the way it’s heavily inspired by Asian folklore and culture and it was enjoyable to read but I will say massive TW for sexual assault, violence against women, and slut shaming. Tho I do wish some of the characters where a bit more developed and the relationship between Wren and Lei. I will add this as well, I remember reading some of the reviews under this book saying how it was ‘unoriginal’ and ‘fell into a lot of clichés’ here’s the thing, there’s technically no such things as something being ‘completely original’ because everything is influenced by something and can be compared to something else or anything similar, the only exception I could make for this is that it feels like copy and paste but then that would probably fall under plagiarism and with other legal issues. Point I’m trying to make is that I don’t like that criticism since everything is influenced by something or someone. I do look forward to reading the second book soon.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

raiynnn's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Torture

Minor: Emotional abuse

gianna24's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Outing, and Sexual harassment

charliebriggs96's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This book was so immersive and enthralling that I was captured and transported in every page to beautiful settings, smells and textures that can only be felt by an author who is good at what they are doing. But the storyline to this book is what makes it a brilliant fantasy read!

I loved that this book is an open discussion about the harms that some traditions can do to women. Especially younger, possibly easier to manipulate girls who know no different, and never have had to. Lei’s character brings those questions, questions that show this negativity in traditions, to light, opening the eyes possibly to many. I loved this, although Lei herself is naive in certain topics, her fight and her drive is admirable to say the least.

Class is another discussion in this book that I feel is handled well, it isn’t too far away from current discussions in our world, albeit we don’t have a Bull/Demon King in ours. It’s still believable and relatable to me, something I feel is very hard to do in any book especially in a book with magic and humanoid creatures.

TW: this book does have a king who essentially SA’s women every year in the name of tradition, one is as young as 16. His age isn’t verified, but he’s at least nearly 30 I think. He also at one point rapes a character but it isn’t heavily described. He also openly beats these women to the point that they have shamans to heal them every time they ‘visit’ him.

Finally, the romance in this book is utterly pure and delightful although they have to hide it for their safety. They communicate well, and discuss things that I think leads to a healthy relationship. And it’s sapphic, what’s not to love!? Wren and Lei are my new OTP, I hope the second book fairs well for them. (Yes I am buying the second book ASAP).

Read this book, it’s so good. With a small shaky start this book blooms into a fantastic read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment

leama's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Sexual harassment