Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center

34 reviews

ridern2002's review against another edition

hopeful reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Medical content, Gaslighting, Cancer, Alcoholism, Addiction, Death of parent, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, and Terminal illness

kamryn_grace_'s review

emotional 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? N/A

4.0

Mmmm, yes, I thoroughly enjoyed this. Not only was the main character so loveable and strong, but the author also gave hints of feminism. 
Most of the time I would find the theme of forgiveness cloying but the author's way of spinning the story made it all the more thought-provoking. This is definitely a worthwhile read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexism, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, Rape, Addiction, and Grief

jenniferbbookdragon's review

emotional 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

4.5

Center gives us a complex woman to root for,  and she is a real heroine: a firefighter and EMT dealing with sexism in a very male dominated profession. When her family and personal history force her to move across the country and start over in a new fire department,  Cassie discovers new ways to address her past and build a new future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, and Stalking

Moderate: Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Misogyny

Minor: Cancer

mmalone's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Medical trauma, Cancer, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Ableism, Bullying, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Addiction, Terminal illness, Death, Miscarriage, and Death of parent

ids100's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Sexism, Rape, and Injury/Injury detail

rebeccarudisill's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-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

5.0

This book completely surprised me but in the best way possible. Cassie is delightful and easy to root for. Every time I thought the book was going to fall into silly tropes, it zipped around them perfectly. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Sexism, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

elaine010's review

emotional reflective 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

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexism

spellygirl's review against another edition

hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Cancer, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Stalking, Terminal illness, and Abandonment

Moderate: Stalking, Grief, Rape, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Medical content, Infidelity, and Sexual assault

Minor: Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Infertility, Medical content, and Drug abuse

tiggerrd's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Death of parent, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, Child death, Suicide attempt, and Medical content

hollyk25's review

adventurous emotional lighthearted 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

Finished in one day, engaging and could not put it down! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Cancer, Vomit, Medical content, and Bullying

Minor: Rape and Drug abuse

This book was fabulous and addressed some potentially sensitive topics in a constructive, relatable way without sensationalizing suffering. There are some topics that may be sensitive to certain groups but the detail the author used surrounding those topics was not overly graphic or distasteful!