Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

The Predator by RuNyx

5 reviews

cortanasreadingnook's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

I don’t particularly explore this genre a lot, but this wasn’t pretty bad. The world-building was creative, and the brutal intricacies of mobs were very interesting. The slowburn, enemies to lovers tropes certainly fit the narrative of the writing perfectly well. The tension between Tristan and Morana was invigorating, to say the least. I’ve never read a book with so much butterflies and tension like a string pulled so taut in my entire life. You’d never know what to expect with a kiss or a quick fuck in this book. Overall, the plot isn’t totally that bad, it is actually quite unique and well laid out, to say the least. My only comment is that the prose was overly descriptive and extremely repetitive. I swear this book could’ve been shorter if the author had Grammarly. I’m also noting that I do not need to hear that Tristan has blue eyes and smells like whiskey and sin every two pages. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Trafficking

readbyjaimes's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

So glad I jumped into this series! 

After I read Gothikana I knew I had to read all of RuNyx’s work. And I’m so glad that I’ve started. I really enjoyed Morana and Tristan’s story, at least what we’ve seen of it so far. And of course I’ve loved meeting the other characters like Dante and the lovely Amara. 

I also found the plot really compelling and I’m excited to see where the story takes me! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexism, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Blood

Minor: Rape

abicaro17's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious slow-paced

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

4.25

Its was definitely interesting and a new kind of mafia book. Exciting to see the new developments. This was definitely kind of a repetitive book though and literally nothing seemed resolved even with more books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Confinement, Stalking, Child abuse, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, Cursing, Gaslighting, Sexism, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Abandonment, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and War

cait_0310's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

(No spoilers) 
I was in a bit of a reading slump and nothing was helping. But then I found this book and I almost stayed up all night to finish it, it was that good!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Grief, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Murder, Sexual violence, Violence, Body horror, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Medical content, Misogyny, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Torture, Violence, Child abuse, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence

musicalbibliophile's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

i had better expectations i think the way everyone talked about this book but everything seemed to happen so fast with not much development. I am intrigued enough to continue on to the next book in this series to see how their story ends. All in all a solid 3 star, I liked it, I guess but I didn't love it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Misogyny, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Violence, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, Murder, and Sexism

Minor: Child abuse and Trafficking