Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Las siete hermanas. La historia de Maia by Lucinda Riley

5 reviews

md3's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.0

I was drawn to this book having seen book reviews on Instagram about some of the other books in this series and, as I am a folklorist with a love of mythology, I was fascinated by the author gaining inspiration from the Seven Sisters myths. 

I enjoyed reading this book, particularly the historical research and detail involved in creating Izabela's world. I previously had no knowledge of the design and construction of the Christ the Redeemer statue and loved learning about it throughout the book. 

Some of the dialogue could have been better phrased and certain scenes felt unnecessary. Some sentences were striking, however, because they carried gems of truth at their core. 

I like the fact that this is a series and that the various mysteries and unanswered questions already alluded to in this first book will be explored and more details will be revealed as the series progresses. I look forward to reading the rest of the series. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Classism

doppy's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Death, Suicide, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Classism

bookjudy42's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

A cutesy romance that provided interesting insight into 1920s Brazil. Sets a good foundation for the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, and Death of parent

Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Classism

Minor: Drug abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Alcohol

helfire124's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

kfquarium's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective relaxing sad 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: Infidelity, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Drug use, Infertility, Misogyny, Slavery, and Medical content