Reviews tagging 'Cultural appropriation'

A Rogue of One's Own by Evie Dunmore

7 reviews

garbage_mcsmutly's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

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

4.75

📝Even though MMC basically loved FMC from the start, and I'm usually a sucker for that, it was kind of hard to root for him because he kept something secret from her that he definitely shouldn't have, for like a long time. I admired FMC's commitment to the cause (women's rights and suffrage) even if she could be myopic about it. And I learned a bit from the book about the state of women's rights in Victorian England. 

🎧 Dual POV, only one (female) narrator, she was good. 

🌶️ 3.5/5 There were a few steamy scenes but they weren't super graphic. 

🏳️‍🌈✊ Neurodivergence rep!! MMC probably has ADHD. His mother has a mental illness--at least depression, possibly bipolar.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, War, and Deportation

theladydetective's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

Re-reading the series to get ready for the 4th and final book. I really liked the dynamic of the main characters and I was rooting for Lucie to find someone that she could rely on (she takes on a lot of responsibility). I found the order of the series interesting, and feel like her story should have been last. There are some issues with the book concerning diversity (e.g., cultural issues and insensitivities), and negative characterizations of lgbtq+ characters, which I think should  definitely be discussed if this book is chosen for a book club.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Cultural appropriation, and Sexual harassment

bexi's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Homophobia, Sexism, Cultural appropriation, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Classism

Minor: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Injury/Injury detail

loveisland's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

3.75

Truly worth it to see Lucie, the absolute hell on wheels, rabble-rouser nightmare, be loved exactly for who she is and on her terms

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Eating disorder, Alcohol, and Colonisation

shannnne_reads_words's review

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Grief, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Forced institutionalization

regen20's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Cultural appropriation and Colonisation

Minor: Pregnancy

kimiichanga's review against another edition

3.0

ok first off, initial thoughts that i wrote in my notes

intial thoughts: 

im satisfied with it

it's just so much more righteously angry than the first and i vibe with lucie

also tristan? be getting that

idk why but the first book duo is just more annoying this time around sorry yo

u kno when the thing happened with cecily and yall bet i was screaming "end this bitch's career" at my phone

there were some moments even in the intimate ones where i cringed bad but like yea this is a horny yearning story

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WITH THAT SAID, there's something that made me go :/ here, and that's tristan's tattoo. 

 the fact that it's from a culture from a country they colonized is just icky to me like fuck "accuracy" it's culture appropriation. Can't they just revise this to another tattoo 

and because of that, i'm very unwilling to rate this book, which is sad because it couldve been a 4 or 5 star to me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Sexism and Cultural appropriation