Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard

3 reviews

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

frannyd's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Violence, and War

Moderate: Trafficking

Minor: Homophobia

ali_k0's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

3.5

Overall good book, there was just long periods of (what felt like) nothing, in-between short periods of something. Several parts felt like they were there to just show how awesome one character or another was. 

However, the world building was deeply thought-out, and Aveyard never got lore dumpy. I just wish the pace of the book had been faster, 560 pages felt needless for book 1. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Chronic illness and Sexism

Minor: Torture and Vomit