Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood

4 reviews

sarahyjackson's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

Queen’s Gambit meets the CW and I adored it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Chronic illness, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual content and Sexual harassment

uranaishi's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

Moderate: Bullying, Death of parent, Dementia, Sexual content, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Car accident, and Infidelity

marywahlmeierbracciano's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

This book simultaneously wrecked me and was everything to me.  Mallory is no stranger to being female in male-dominated spaces.  Before she secretly re-entered the chess world after a four-year hiatus, she supported her family as a mechanic.  But a surprise checkmate against the world’s top player upends her life in ways she never expected.  A queer queen of hookups and avoider of emotional connection, Mallory may have finally found her perfect match—Nolan, the only person who sees chess the way she does: beautiful, artistic, all-consuming.  The sexual tension between them is unrivaled, and each is healing from family trauma.  This is a story of a gifted young woman who dares to follow her dream.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Alcohol, and Chronic illness

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Car accident, Infidelity, Sexual content, Dementia, and Violence

lizgriffinwords's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative 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

I love Ali Hazelwood with my whole chest and I truly consider this book her best work yet!! The vulnerability and rawness of Mallory’s POV hit me so deeply, as someone who played tons of chess with my own dad. And as a woman in a male dominated career field, I ached and raged alongside her with all the sexism she puts up with.

And Nolan is glorious. Chess > sex always.

CW: parental abandonment, family member death (in past), chronic illness, realistic sexism, infrequent strong language

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Abandonment, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual content and Cursing