Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

The Daughters of Izdhar by Hadeer Elsbai

36 reviews

saphfics's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.25

Prepare to be frustrated a lot by all the characters, and especially the men of the cast. 

I think the author did a decent job with writing a very patriarchal society and the different effects it can have on very differen  women. As well as how the (lack of) privileges different characters have will change how they approach the issue of women's right. The worlbuilding of the cityitself was quite vivid but when it comes to the religion I was left with many questions

At times it felt very on the nose with the way it handled its themes and there was a lot of repetition. Mostly to contrast the two main characters which again felt very on the nose. The story does delve I to why the two are so different and I do appreciate that. 

I do feel like the two mains were very distinctive and had their own distinctive voices. However there was an imbalance to how much screen time I felt each of them were getting. Especially in the beginning. Which kind of makes me sad because I feel like we lost some characterization for both that character and the daughters of izdihar as a whole.  

All around a pretty engaging read, mostly towards the end. I will read the last part of the book to see how it ends

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, and Violence

Moderate: Abortion, Gun violence, and Police brutality

Minor: War

kittyfan9hh's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Police brutality, Sexism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Classism, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Abortion, Death, Stalking, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Homophobia, and Confinement

mamaowlbear's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual harassment, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Gun violence, and Lesbophobia

ems_rxlibrary's review against another edition

challenging medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Gun violence, Misogyny, and Violence

Moderate: Abortion

bonriki's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring slow-paced

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

3.0

This is a book that I read and I have no real feelings about it. Reads like YA despite being adult fantasy, it’s overly simplistic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Classism, Police brutality, Biphobia, and Sexism

Moderate: Homophobia

cardanrry's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Death, Classism, Violence, Sexism, Police brutality, and Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Abortion

alicelalicon's review against another edition

challenging emotional fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Hate crime, Murder, Gun violence, Sexism, Death, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abortion

whiteraven191's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Police brutality

katbenimble's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

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

4.5

My biggest complaint about this book is that the sequel isn't our 🤣😭.
Overall, I loved the characters and the magic and also the revolution piece.  Will be very interested to see where the story goes in book 2!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality, Classism, Bullying, Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, and Gun violence

Minor: Abortion, Sexual assault, and War

smoore236's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Xenophobia, Sexism, and Police brutality

Moderate: Hate crime, Death, and Misogyny

Minor: Homophobia, Sexual harassment, and Outing