Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'
The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee
3 reviews
abookandaspotoftea's review
- 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
1.5
Things that I loathe about this book:
- the normalization of white feminism
- the overt racism and Islamophobia
- the colonization fangirling
To @Mackenzi Lee and those who praised this book:
- Removing a person's ḥijāb without consent is a gross violation and should NEVER be normalized.
- Casually dropping the "N" word is NEVER okay. Also, get it through your daft head: the immediate assumption that black people are thieves and criminals is NOT okay. A half-hearted apology does not make up for this ridiculous shit. Stop using this as a trope.
- The idea that it is okay to plunder another nation for its resources is NOT okay. And sit your white feminist ass down with your holier-than-thou attitude that colonizers will use these looted resources to "heal" the world.
Graphic: Classism, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Addiction, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Racism, Sexism, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Toxic friendship, and Misogyny
livruther's review against another edition
- 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
Spoiler
1) Felicity’s characterization doesn’t quite match “Getting Lucky” bc in that, she is not at all homophobic, and she very explicitly speaks about sex with Monty, but she seems uncomfortable with the idea of sex in this.2) She mentions being homophobic bc of the Bible, but she doesn’t mention all the sexism in the Bible. I felt like she should have mentioned that.
3) Felicity honestly didn’t seem as upset as I felt like she should be when she found out that her hero was a POS. He was basically her whole life’s inspiration and she was just like, a little bit mad that he actually sucked.
Graphic: Sexism, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content
Moderate: Gun violence, Homophobia, Addiction, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Drug use, Gore, Toxic friendship, and Violence
Minor: Child abuse
onefineelephant's review
- 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
Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Violence, Animal death, Confinement, Drug use, Drug abuse, Animal cruelty, Death, Kidnapping, Medical content, Misogyny, Sexism, Addiction, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Colonisation, Alcohol, and Death of parent