Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

You're Invited by Amanda Jayatissa

8 reviews

michaelion's review against another edition

dark emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.0

If "Now you ain't hear this from me..." was a book. If a telenovela was set in Sri Lanka. I'm sure they have a word for it. As always, rich people are evil. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Stalking, Self harm, Abandonment, Mental illness, Classism, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Murder, Violence, Infidelity, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Outing, Misogyny, Addiction, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Colonisation, Death, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual content and Pedophilia

queendbw's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Book #4 of 2023 - You’re Invited by Amanda Jayatissa. 

This is a juicy who-did-what-and-why tale - and the ending was quite unexpected. 

Amaya receives an email inviting her to the wedding of her ex-best friend (Kaavi) to her ex-boyfriend(Spencer).  She decides to go home to Sri Lanka to participate in the wedding festivities, but NOTHING goes according to plan - hers, Kaavi’s or Spencer’s.  

The author does a great job of giving just enough of the story to keep you guessing and the juicy background gossip is delicious!  I could totally see this adapted to film!  Great story, characters and ending!  4/5 stars

#readsof2023 #audiobookreader #literacy #readingisfundamental

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Misogyny

dhutton1997's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense 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

4.75

For the first half of this book, I hated every single character especially Amaya. However, by the middle of it, I was hooked. So good and everything is wrapped up by the end and man will it blow your mind! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Chronic illness, Classism, Colonisation, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Violence, Self harm, Stalking, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

tspice24's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Misogyny, Outing, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Pregnancy, Mental illness, and Infidelity

blackcatkai's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

4.0

CW: casual ableism, self-harm (on page), violence, death, blood, gun violence, mental illness, trauma, alcohol use, sex, slut/body shaming, domestic abuse, gaslighting/catfishing, misogyny, brief mentions of drug addiction and pedophilia (not graphic)

this was quite the ride with a bunch of twists & turns, especially in the end. love me a book with rich people drama, even if it's not the entire focus in a story. will definitely pick up more from Jayatissa in the future, this was so easy to get into.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Death, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Mental illness

Moderate: Misogyny, Alcohol, Sexism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, and Classism

Minor: Car accident, Drug use, Pedophilia, and Ableism

maregred's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Cancer, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity

ekmook's review

dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Murder, Death, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Classism, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Pregnancy

juliaaa02's review

mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Gun violence, Classism, Xenophobia, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Misogyny

Minor: Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, and Pregnancy