Reviews tagging 'Lesbophobia'

The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski

15 reviews

sarahna's review

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious 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: Abandonment, Blood, Classism, Grief, Body horror, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Sexual content

erynpaige's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Racism, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Xenophobia, War, Police brutality, Murder, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Death, Confinement, and Child death

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

deadbookishsociety's review

adventurous dark 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? No

4.0

Trigger warnings : racism , classism , homophobia , physical and mental abuse , toxic relationships, parental abuse .

This book was way more than what I expected it to be , it's not just a fantasy world but one way too similar to our won , where rules are made , people are divided and a system that supports and prefers one to another , why and since when people don't know and people are scared to question or maybe don't want to because it's just the way it has been until Nirrim does , until Sid a traveler comes in her life and makes her question everything she has been through. Makes her question why was the world divided into the way it was between high kith the ones who get to makes the rules and everything they want , earthlings the people in the middle and half kith the ones that suffer all of the consequences, over work themselves for the high kith and get nothing in return .

Nirrim is our main character who has shown to have such an amazing development throughout the book , from a timid girl who thinks about everyone else before her to someone who is ready to rebel against the system and take risks to get the answers she wants , Sid our lovely Sid , she is one of those characters who just make every scene they are in so much more charming, with her wit , flirtiness and mysterious personality she is one to look out for .

This book just in 300 pages was able to set up a magical world with characters so detailed that I was hooked right from the beginning to the end . So if you like short books with magic people and Sapphic main characters read this , read this , read this !!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Murder, Racism, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

baponthecob's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Blood

diana_barv's review

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.5

WOW. I had been on a little contemporary streak (mostly due to my LGBT+ reading challenge) so taking myself to good old fantasy felt so very nice. The fact that it still fits into my reading challenge was a bonus. It was a very beautifully written book. I am a sucker for first person POV and Nirrim, albeit not the most reliable narrator gave you so much information without feeling like exposition. Her thought process was intriguing and her feeling for her love interest are progressive yet so enchanting. The descriptions, the mysterious atmosphere and her interactions with all of the characters were fabulous. The slow burn of it all kept me reading basically nonstop. The ending left me shocked and WANTING in the best kind of way. Instead of feeling buzzed I actually feel so content and warm with it, despite the last sentence. Can’t wait for the sequel!!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Blood, Child death, and Lesbophobia