Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

They Never Learn by Layne Fargo

63 reviews

readingpicnic's review against another edition

4.5

Okay I love this genre of woman punishing men for their abuse, in the realm of Sadie and The Female of the Species, but this one being more new adult/adult. I absolutely did not see the twist coming halfway through

with Scarlet and Carly being the same person, and I was truly flabbergasted, slack-jawed, distraught even.

I knew that dumbass

red diary

was going to screw things up, but I’m so happy with the ending. They’re adorable <3 The audiobook narration was chilling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Biphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, and Fire/Fire injury

bluelilyleest's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

First book in a while that has kept me up at night reading! So I think that's deserving of four stars. I don't usually read thrillers, but this one kept me captivated until the very end even despite if it sometimes feels a little tropey. Also the plottwist in the middle!!! I gasped out loud.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

caitbop5's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Death of parent

virgcole398's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Domestic abuse, Medical content, and Alcohol

natundertrees's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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

4.25

Honestly this had me gagged. The major plot twist at the 50% mark was so well executed and, though this might have been a byproduct of being sick while reading it, I never saw it coming. Fun, fast-paced, and the perfect book to kick off spooky season.

If this book isn't on your radar yet, it should be. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, and Murder

hxlleann's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

lesbianwitchqueen's review against another edition

dark 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Murder

allygirl32's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Murder, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

To go along with the content warnings; there is explicit mention of all of those things, though it is told through a female lens and dealt with quite well; there are infuriating moments that are there purposefully to illustrate examples of very real things that happen to survivors of SA and other violence/abuse

mollieweitzman's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

This was really fun! A great use of dual point of view. It kind of starts off like you think you know what’s going to happen but you don’t. Get em girl!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, Murder, and Sexual harassment

wwsimon93's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail