Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey

78 reviews

veggiestrawenjoyer13's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

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

3.75

This book was really good and had amazing characters/plot. I was hooked almost immediately and could really get into the writing style. I enjoyed Esther’s inner thoughts and the narration of everything. However, the reason it’s not rated higher is the length. I feel like I would’ve been more emotionally attached to the characters (much sooner) if there had been more. The book could have started with Esther’s backstory and her escape. I also could’ve done with a little more worldbuilding because (maybe it was just me) I didn’t fully understand until about halfway through. I liked the ending a lot, but there could’ve been more in the middle where we got to see more of the group. I still loved everyone, and this book got me out of a reading slump! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death

Moderate: Blood, Misogyny, and Homophobia

river_jean_sterling's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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

Minor: Murder, Violence, Blood, Gun violence, Homophobia, Death, Grief, Vomit, Lesbophobia, Cursing, and Suicidal thoughts

amylynn44's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Gun violence, and Violence

illtakethenightshiftx's review against another edition

adventurous 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 wish this was a full-length novel!!! I wanted to know more about the world and spend more time with these characters.
More books like this, please!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Homophobia

shereadytoread's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.0

Upright Women Wanted was very different from what I expected. I originally thought this was a general western but realized quickly it was an alternate history in which people have been driven back from technology and progress by an oppressive government and war. So it's a futuristic western. I found the story of Esther discovering that what she has been taught is untrue and that she can live and contribute to a more fulfilling life for herself and others. Another great read by Sarah Gailey.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Gun violence

Moderate: Transphobia and Homophobia

throwback682's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

3.5

This book was fine. It didn’t blow me away. It was a little heavy handed or corny at times. Lots of queer and trans characters. A dystopian future that feels just like the Wild West. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Violence, Vomit, Transphobia, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Gun violence, Murder, Grief, Misogyny, Death, and Blood

Minor: Deadnaming

A character’s death by hanging is mentioned throughout

tangleroot_eli's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

A fun, fast read that needed more of everything to really make it stick. Feels like a book that, when I'm reviewing my 2024 reading list in December, I'll think, Oh yeah, I read that, but I won't be able to tell you much about it.

For anyone else thinking, "This was a good but underdeveloped idea," I highly recommend Charlotte Nicole Davis' Good Luck Girls duology. It treads many similar themes and gives them much more room to breathe. https://app.thestorygraph.com/series/2450

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Homophobia, and Death

Moderate: Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Sexism, War, and Gun violence

Minor: Emotional abuse, Vomit, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Animal cruelty

Graphic: Fascism Minor: Child labor, Betrayal

mementomoriiv's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Violence, Gun violence, and Lesbophobia

mollyelyn's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Transphobia, Violence, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Murder, and Death

Minor: Vomit

love_bookswillbetheendofme's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

4.0

I would describe this as a queer dystopian western with heavy patriarchal themes. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Transphobia, Homophobia, Violence, and Death