Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Gild by Raven Kennedy

191 reviews

spazzcats's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

2.5

I'm going to give the second book a chance (only because its on KU) but I cringed throughout most of this book. It was frequently gross and kind of predictable. I just didn't enjoy it much. Wouldn't compare this to Maas books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Misogyny, Rape, Violence, Trafficking, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Toxic relationship

stephanie_w11's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

3.5

This is an intense read. I’m not sure what I expected but this did surprise me. I do really love Auren and am excited to see how her character continues to develop. I also really enjoyed the dual narration of this audiobook version. Still the violence against women in this story is a lot so it’s not going to be for everyone

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Trafficking

emmawickum's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and War

delaney_johnston's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Sexual violence

Minor: Child abuse and Trafficking

aliceloyallaleon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

lucindahoi's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

whatkatyread87's review against another edition

This is the worst

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Trafficking, and Sexual harassment

aschers's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual violence

izzy_fg's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Slavery, Torture, and Gaslighting

Minor: Trafficking

cheryl_gager's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.75

I really liked the world, our main character Auren and the writing style. However, this very much felt like a set up book. I think the series is going to be amazing and there is definitely more to come but not much happened in the story in this book and though it was quick to read the story didn't move along at the same pace, if that makes sense. This did have some dark moments and there are definelty trigger warnings for this book and I feel for this series. I am looking forward to the next book as I am not sure where book 2 will take us, and I do see lots of potential for the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, and Gaslighting

The way our main character is treated throughout and the relationship she has with Midas is toxic as she is under his control but thinks that it is love. There is a sexual assault/rape which is violent to one of the characters, witnessed by out main character, that could be triggering. Overall, the woman in this book are used for their bodies and nothing more.