Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

223 reviews

anndreya's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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: Sexual content and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, Cursing, Alcoholism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

Minor: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, and War

chloe_acceber's review

dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

Oh man I want to read the whole series from Nesta's perspective! This one was a slower start for me but there's so much solid character work in the first half that I can't fault it at all. Can't wait for the next book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, and Rape

Moderate: Death of parent, Violence, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, and Sexual violence

kay_shea22's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Murder, Violence, Cursing, Sexual content, and Death

Moderate: Rape, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

calyssat's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Eating disorder, Misogyny, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Sexism

bubblebot's review

adventurous hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

2.75

why couldn't they just call the babe a baby. like everytime i read that word: cringeee.

also i think the ending was hurried. like briallyn was this big looming presence but in the end she was present for like one chapter. sjm just needed a villain for nesta to conquer.

loved nesta's journey. although her beating depression with meditation was annoying. because i know it hasn't worked for me so im jealous she was able to do that. ah yes, and with rigorous exercise. sjm's take on healing depression is this book basically. have a good book, train, meditate and have friends. oh yeah and kill a couple of people.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Death of parent, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, and Kidnapping

yourlocalredpanda's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense slow-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Pregnancy, Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual assault

witcheep's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Murder, Violence, Sexual content, Grief, and Misogyny

Moderate: Pregnancy, Death, and Kidnapping

Minor: Alcohol, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Child abuse

hjb_128'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexism, Pregnancy, and Blood

picaresquedreamer's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Toxic relationship, Death, Misogyny, Violence, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Blood, Mental illness, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Grief, and Sexual content

Moderate: Bullying, Abandonment, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, War, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent

saintxkathryn's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

Nesta‘s story was a compassionate reminder of my own journey in processing and learning to live after many years of trauma and grief. Some of the biggest themes revolved around learning to forgive yourself and learning that many of the things you might blame yourself for, were not your fault in the first place (in a context of surviving trauma and/or abuse). I took comfort in noticing the parallels between Nesta’s and her friends’ healing journeys and my own. This book was actually pretty cathartic for me. Of course, the fantastical elements of the novel were highly entertaining and kept me reading. Maas‘ talent for vivid descriptions and detailed world building make it hard to put this book down. I look forward to her coming works. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Body horror, Classism, Misogyny, Child death, Confinement, and Addiction

Minor: Kidnapping