Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

A Scatter of Light by Malinda Lo

7 reviews

ari_dykery's review

fast-paced

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Misogyny

kyrstin_p1989's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

4.0

A story about life and death, love and loss, and the complications of familial relationships, this book is well-written and interesting. It took a few pages to get into the writing style but once I did I couldn’t put this one down. It made me laugh and cry in equal measure. The characters feelings are raw and real and the story is truthful and wise. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Bullying, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Outing, and Sexual harassment

emfass's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Infidelity, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Biphobia, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia

Before the beginning of the book (thought she recounts it in detail), main character has topless photos taken of her without her consent, and the boy who took them puts them online and everyone she knows sees them. Her mother also shames her for this.

marigoldgem's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

3.5

* CONTAINS SPOILERS * 
I love the way Malinda Lo writes even though it started off VERY slow for me, the way it’s written just keeps me interested. Though I will say the age gap and the cheating made me super uncomfortable. Especially the way they used Joan’s hospital visit for their alone time. Or using her grandma’s memorial as her “last card”.  Just didn’t sit well with me.  Also it felt like there was a lot going on but it never going anywhere. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Dementia, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment

bookishsapphicshay's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, and Grief

Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Cancer

librariangeorgia's review

emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.5

I absolutely adored LAST NIGHT AT THE TELEGRAPH CLUB that I just /had/ to read this one. And the fact that it’s linked to that book made it so much more exciting!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book - like I’m struggling to put into words how much I loved it. I wanted to take my time with it so that it wouldn’t be over too soon but also speed through it to find out what happens.

Now, tell me why I got so invested in the characters that I actually started welling up at /that/ moment. I felt like I was going through all the emotions that Aria was going through!

I just loved the Lily and Kath mention!! I was waiting for them to crop up!

I highly recommend this book, and LAST NIGHT AT THE TELEGRAPH CLUB if you’ve not read that one either!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Grief

thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition

challenging emotional slow-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

Thank you to Netgalley and Coronet for a copy of this book for review.

This is companion novel to Lo's historical romance, Last Night at the Telegraph Club, but they're still completely stand-alones.

It's 2013 and Aria Tang West was looking forward to spending one last summer at Martha's Vineyard with her friends before going off to university. However after comprising photos of her end up online, she's uninvited. Instead she has to spend the summer with her grandmother, Joan West in California. Joan's house is full of reminders of Aria's beloved Grandfather who died 5 years ago.

She unexpectedly finds herself drawn to her grandmother's gardener, Steph. Steph however isn't available as she has a girlfriend, Lisa. 

This coming of age book tackles a lot issues such as cyber bullying, slut shaming, grief, sexuality and self discovery but it feels organic, never forced. This book is at the older end of YA.


An overall enjoyable read but I felt some of the plots weren't well developed or wrapped up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, and Grief

Moderate: Bullying, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Minor: Homophobia