Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare

23 reviews

jla's review against another edition

dark sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

The book was a little long and slower paced.   Lots of parallels between Europe, Israel, Palestine, and Judaism. TW racism, misogyny,  prejudice,  war, and genocide. This is a book mainly about political machinations with a little magic and lore.

I loved Connor, Kel, the ragpicker king, and Maesh.  Lin I was torn on. She was strong and smart, but her parts were a bit boring.   I wish she had more depth than stubbornness.   The first 60% was easy to get through. Towards three end it was just waiting for stuff to happen.

I'm not she how I feel about Antoinetta and Kel.  I would prefer him with Marin.  She seems very clever and ambitious.  Hopefully she's not a traitor.  

One part that really pissed me off was when Marcus punished Connor.   He was such a hypocrite.   He had been neglecting his duties, his son,  and go  duped by a charlatan!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, and Torture

laurenleigh's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.5

I wasn’t sure about this one at times, but once I separated the (not great) female narrator from the text, I realized there was a lot I loved here! Lots of secrets, political intrigue, and double crossing. Kudos to Clare for getting a GRRM blurb on the cover. There’s definitely some GoT vibes here, but without three pages dedicated to every plate of food at a feast. There’s also some overlap with Shadow & Bone, where the countries and ethnic groups somewhat match our own world’s, which I think is an interesting way to quickly situate a reader in a fictional universe. Also a weirdly specific overlap with Schwab’s DSoM, with the main character Kel living at the palace, protecting his price BFF who’s basically family??

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Misogyny and Blood

arrr's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

It took me a few chapters to get into this book. A lot of initial setting up of characters and world building. But it's very worth it! Hope I get to read more about these characters. 

Physician confronts systemic inequity and bigotry inside and outside her own culture on order to learn what she needs to save as life. 

This struggle is cast against the wasteful leisurely wonderfully queer lives of the royals and the guards tasked with keeping them alive. 

The magic is powerful. I want to explore more of this huge world. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, and Classism

caelinsullivan's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Misogyny, Violence, and Blood

rhi_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail

kimmy0__0's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-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? No

3.75

I enjoyed this high fantasy book. I was glad I listened to it or I wouldn't have been able to pronounce most of the names. The Ashgar religious parts are almost a fanfic of the Bible. The pacing was slow at the begi ning but there was a lot of world building to do, so I have high hopes for the rest of the series. I need a chart with all the people and their names to keep track! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Misogyny, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

elizabeth_lepore's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use and Injury/Injury detail

s0litarybe3's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny relaxing slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

lilifane's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-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

4.0

That was surprisingly fun. 
It is a little too long and info dumpy at the beginning, but I enjoyed it a lot and couldn't put it down in the end.  I'm still confused by the very obvious inspirations for the nations in this world. They feel rather cliché and like lazy world building, although the other parts of the world (the history/myths/magic) are really cool and interesting. I'm definitely curious how the mystery regarding the magic and the prophecies will unfold. 
I really like the main characters, I'm intrigued (but also a little frustrated) by their dynamics. Even though a few scenes felt weirdly out of character. Curious about some of the side characters, who have a lot of potential, too. 
As for the plot... there was a lot of getting to know the characters and the political atmosphere first, and it felt like the plot wasn't going anywhere. But it definitely picked up towards the end and held some surprises. It's funny how I expected certain things to happen, but then they happened in a way I wasn't expecting. So that was fun. 
What was not fun, was one cruel development at the end. I get why it is there and what it means to the plot. But it involves a child, and I really think it didn't need to be one. Feels like a cheap method to create shock value, tbh. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, Medical content, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Suicide and Death of parent

annamay1021's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Terminal illness, and Blood

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Medical content