Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Pawn and The Puppet by Brandi Elise Szeker

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stablebiscuit's review

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dark emotional tense slow-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

2.25

Lots of typos throughout this book. The editor didn’t do a very good job, unfortunately, which was distracting.

The book itself was good, despite the tropes being overdone. Also- definite transphobia on the author’s part. A trans character rapes her son… can we stop the “crossdressing man that is a rapist” trope for trans women? It’s disgusting.

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jessica15's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

2.75

+ Enjoyed the story and the slow-burn romance overall. 

- Book was ruined by transphobic discussion and harmful narrative around transgender folk. Unnecessarily graphic content that did not need to be so detailed (major TWs for this book). Some typos. World build wasn't so clear.  MC could be frustrating and was difficult to connect with. 

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lotte5322's review

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4.0


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lqvlizwes's review

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0


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