Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'

Dark Lover by J.R. Ward

6 reviews

yuna's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.5

 This was such a mixed bag. There's a lot I didn't like--it's so overbearingly mid-aughts and white and the sexism is off the charts even when it thinks it's not. (I stg, I get it, y'all listen to gangster rap to show how badass you are, ffs stop with all the rap references. And I'm not even going to start with the fuck-ton of 'sensei-ing' going on here.)

AND YET. I finished it. I've dnf'd books for far less. I think the story got in its own way too much trying to have All The Things With All The Backstory. It was apparent from the jump that there's a lot of worldbuilding going on beneath the surface. I liked most of the side characters and am curious to see what happens...but I'm not jumping into book 2 right away. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty and Transphobia

emmablue's review against another edition

3.0

the hottest line:

“I’m going to shoot you.”
“Fine with me. I like bullet wounds.”

the most ridiculous line:

Why couldn’t she have been named Mary. Or Sue.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Transphobia, Animal death, Death of parent, and Drug use

stephaniemcuervo's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Grief, Violence, Blood, Death, Sexual content, Drug use, and Gore

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Sexual assault

Minor: Transphobia, Child death, Infertility, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, and War

biancas_library's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Transphobia, Violence, and Torture

Minor: Blood and Slavery

calilaha's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Transphobia, Blood, and Ableism

sapphicread's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Minor: Transphobia and Homophobia