Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

The Witches of Moonshyne Manor by Bianca Marais

17 reviews

thereadinghammock's review against another edition

The misogyny that undercurrents the entire plot kept me so distracted from anything else that went on. I want to know what happened with Ruby and what will happen to these witches, but right now I just couldn't. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Alcohol and Bullying

Minor: Sexual content

cjlacyhanks's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Police brutality

Minor: Transphobia and Misogyny

redheadorganist's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Cursing, Misogyny, Death, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Transphobia, Alcoholism, Body horror, Confinement, and Police brutality

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Cancer

silverhill's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dysphoria, Confinement, Grief, Dementia, and Death

Minor: Transphobia, Mental illness, Alcohol, Cancer, Animal cruelty, Racism, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Police brutality

bessadams's review

emotional funny hopeful 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Death of parent and Death

Minor: Gun violence

amesreads's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Misogyny, and Transphobia

takarakei's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious 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

3.5

This was a super cute cozy witchy book!! A group of older witches live together and are trying to save their property from literally the patriarchy. I honestly would love to end up living with all my besties in my old age like these women! There’s a little bit of mystery because one of their friends is gone for part of the book, until it’s revealed why but it’s a bit complicated.

I had a bit of trouble discerning some of the different povs on audio.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Transphobia

Moderate: Dementia, Police brutality, Racism, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Dysphoria and Sexual content

Ageism

infinite_harness9030's review

emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Grief, Misogyny, Police brutality, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cursing, Dysphoria, and Gun violence

Minor: Animal cruelty, Infidelity, Racism, Bullying, Body shaming, Alcohol, Infertility, Cancer, Religious bigotry, and Sexual content

maritimebibliophile's review

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Police brutality, Racism, Transphobia, and Medical content

bookcasey's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious reflective slow-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

3.0

There are interesting elements to this book, but it’s very slow to get started, and having so many main characters means that they ended up pretty flat. The treatment of gender-fluidity isn’t great — the author’s note at the end about how “people like [character] need our allyship” probably gives you a good idea how. It’s well-intentioned and the premise is fun, but the characters largely come off as caricatures. 

Note: The interjected “recipes” detract from the book and are especially annoying on audiobook. I’d suggest you skip them, and in case anyone needs to hear it: do not use essential oils to make lube!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia

Moderate: Death of parent, Misogyny, Death, and Police brutality

Minor: Deadnaming, Cancer, Outing, Confinement, and Sexual content