Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole

9 reviews

heather667's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Rape, Suicide, and Death of parent

traceyanderson's review

adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

bergamot_breeze's review

adventurous challenging dark inspiring tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Really enjoyed this! I LOVED Elle and I was so invested in her day to day life. If this had just been about her I think this would have been a new fave. Despite going into it knowing it was a romance, the romance became my least favorite part. It felt as if it detracted from the rest of the story. Overall, though this was very good and I’ll keep reading the series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

Moderate: Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Violence

mandi4886's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity, Torture, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Vomit, Trafficking, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

emfass's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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

2.0

I really wanted to like this book. I'm updating my review a week after finishing it--the more I think back to this book, the more I think it just overall didn't work for me. Both the romance and the spy plot weren't compelling to me; I was SO STRESSED for the two main characters at all times, and I didn't find the development of their relationship very convincing.

I did appreciate how Malcolm was maybe the first person to make Elle feel really seen, but otherwise I just was not impressed with where he sat in his privilege, and didn't think he grew enough to deserve to be with Elle. 

Also, for being a spy plot romance, I found things moved pretty slowly. The switching back and forth between trying to further the romance and trying to further the action felt choppy throughout. There was also so much redundancy in their inner monologues.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Racial slurs

Minor: Death and Suicide

emeraldalchemist's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, and Slavery

Moderate: Rape, Sexism, and Violence

bookishjournal1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, and Kidnapping

yuna's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Definitely a bit more on the suspenseful side--at least for me haha. I was glad I knew it was a romance so I could read on without getting overly tense because I knew I'd get a happy ending. 

Really like how nuanced this book is and that there's no "simple evil." Even Suzie, who's The Worst. I love how Elle and Malcolm both reflect on how even though slavery is obviously evil, it complicates the lives of everyone it touches, no matter how close or distant, and there aren't easy answers to anything. Elle wonders quite plainly how the diametrically opposed views of the North and South can be overcome once the war ends. There are no absolutes voiced or snap judgments about the choices people make given the hand they're dealt. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Sexism, and Slavery

kayo32's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Trafficking, and Kidnapping