Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

The Goal by Elle Kennedy

8 reviews

katierosecrane's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I found Sabrina to be a little annoying at times with her unwillingness to try a relationship. Tucker is amazing. I also wish some of the antagonists would be put in their place.  I would like to have some of the plot lines to be expanded on. 

Great message and lovely book overall. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body shaming, Cursing, Alcoholism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Addiction, Child abuse, Misogyny, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

pjmorse's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit and Pregnancy

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Abortion and Death of parent

tragicgloom's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful relaxing 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

Once again Elle Kennedy gives us offensive portrayal of queer women and people of color + a solid dose of sexism and reinforcing stupid gender norms.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Vomit, Sexism, Medical content, Grief, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Death, Cursing, Classism, Alcoholism, Abortion, and Abandonment

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Fatphobia

kb33's review against another edition

tense slow-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This was not the lighthearted, accidental pregnancy trope read that I expected. It highlighted a lot of the negative things that women experience with an accidental pregnancy, especially doubt, accusations, and cruelty from friends and her boyfriend’s mom. 

Another thing that bothered me was that while Sabrina is very intelligent and hard working, and Tucker is smart enough to take her history of family trauma into account during their relationship, neither of them is smart enough to think that maybe therapy would benefit her, and by extension, their family?? Really?? So many romance tropes include characters with extraordinarily traumatic pasts, and very few of them ever go to therapy to find healthy ways to heal and move on. Please normalize therapy for traumatized characters. 

That said, I liked Tucker and Sabrina. They both cared about each other and only wanted the best for the other, even if they weren’t sure how to get there and weren’t willing to go to therapy, meaning they took the entire novel to admit they love each other. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Sexism, Alcohol, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Grief, Abandonment, and Medical content

Minor: Abortion, Death of parent, Incest, Car accident, and Death

TW/CW: entire pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding.

violattes's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Sexual harassment and Gaslighting

terryegreen's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy and Sexual content

Minor: Abandonment, Sexism, and Abortion

haley49's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-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? No

4.5

I loved this book so much! I think Tucker is my favorite guy of the series (even though I love them all!) just because of how sweet and considerate he is. I liked how this book incorporates more real-life plot points where I saw them consider the future and how much work it would take for them to live/work as a couple. Every scene with past characters from previous books made me way too happy! We saw how everyone’s lives progressed nicely. As for the pregnancy trope, I think it worked well in this book. It was established early that Tucker wanted a family eventually so it made sense the way his character reacted and Sabrina actually considered her options and needs so it felt natural unlike some books. Plus it was not the central point of the plot. I liked how the book was mainly about Sabrina realizing that what she thought was the only path for herself, was not the only option to finding happiness. It was a nice message. However, if you’re reading solely for the steam, I felt that it wasn’t quite as strong or impactful as previous books. It didn’t hurt my enjoyment though. I loved Tucker and Sabrina’s story!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexism and Sexual assault

lucilaroife's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Vomit, and Sexual content

Moderate: Abortion, Body shaming, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, and Medical content