Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

Heartless by Marissa Meyer

32 reviews

brinipor's review against another edition

slow-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

2.5

I finished this, but at what cost? I think I was expecting dark whimsy and I didn't get any of that at all. I wanted more romance between Jest and Cath. I wanted her to make a real decision, and when she did make a decision, I wanted it to work out. I knew it had to not, but I wanted to be given hope that it would. Instead, she did the one thing that she was told would lead to the "bad ending" and she did it anyway. My expectations were high and I was left wanting. The only way this broke me was in my willingness to take book recommendations from people I don't know.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia

zoepagereader'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

While yes, I did enjoy reading this book, it also let me down. I mean, the second I added to my TBR I knew it would be sad and I knew it was almost 500 pages, so I thought I would fall in love with the characters and then sob. But when characters died, I wasn’t that sad. In the end it just felt wasted, especially with people I know who have amped me up for crying with this. And though I know it defeats the purpose of this book, I wonder if it would have been better as an original story set in Wonderland instead of a Queen of Hearts origin story. 3.75⭐️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Fatphobia, Misogyny, and Sexism

kbairbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense 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

5.0

I am shooketh. This was so fucking good. Goddamn.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Alcohol

tays_books's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Grief

Minor: Suicide, Kidnapping, and War

hannahh071's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, and Grief

Minor: Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

ame_lepage's review against another edition

dark funny sad medium-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? It's complicated

3.75

I enjoyed this more than I thought I would.
I already knew I loved Alice in Wonderland retellings. I just love Wonderland as a setting, but I didn't know what to expect.
I liked Catherine as a character, I liked learning more about her dreams and her ambitions. I absolutely loved Jest. His sense of humor was absolutely perfect.
However, I was just frustrated by everything that was happening. There's a lot of sexism and fatphobia and I just wanted to yell at a lot of characters.
I also knew where it was headed, which kind of made me lose interest over time.
It was still a very enjoyable read and I would recommend it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Sexism

stupidforcupid's review against another edition

Even tho I love the world of this book, It's just too slow paced for me. I cannot do slow pace it drives me crazy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Pedophilia

morgan_6246's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective sad 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia

miandi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Fatphobia

anasc007's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad slow-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, and Murder

Minor: Fatphobia