Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom

70 reviews

attackrat's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

the artwork is beautiful and the atmosphere was pretty good, but it lacked the proper tone for a horror. the only horror aspects were strewn in graphic violence that really didn’t match the rest of the story. and the story itself was pretty derivative, there wasn’t really any unique spin put on the puritan-witch-trials/“good for her” narrative and I was bummed by that. the characters were mostly caricatures from witch stories that have already been done before. and the ending was such a let-down; the last quarter was just unnecessary torture-p*rn and predictable oh shit moments. 

and this is a personal gripe but i’m almost certain that the characters are not using “mayhap” right and they say it so often that i just could not look past it. i liked Slewfoot and Abitha (even though they were sooo cheesy sometimes) but not enough to save the book unfortunately. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Blood, Colonisation, Sexual violence, Animal death, Cultural appropriation, Death, Gore, and Misogyny

ohyayitsapril's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-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? No

3.5

So, this started off strong for me and I was really excited to see the direction it was headed. But, the ending was just … not at all what I was hoping for I guess? I felt let down in a way and like the character betrayed herself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, and Torture

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Colonisation, and Sexism

toastrats's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal death, Religious bigotry, and Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual assault and Xenophobia

Minor: Colonisation, Gore, and Suicidal thoughts

aedoran08's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Body horror, Blood, Torture, Violence, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Animal death and Animal cruelty

bookshelf_al's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Sexism, Violence, Torture, and Misogyny

Moderate: Animal death

barbsantos's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

4.75

This is a tale of female rage and revenge. It's pretty dark and grim, but the story is great, and very well done. My only complaint is that the ending is too long, it gets boring.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Death, Animal death, and Gore

skem's review against another edition

funny 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexism, Confinement, Misogyny, Torture, and Violence

amaranth_wytch's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Classism, Grief, and Gun violence

naereads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Animal death, Blood, Gun violence, Misogyny, Torture, Death, Medical trauma, Religious bigotry, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Cannibalism, Colonisation, Animal cruelty, Cultural appropriation, Excrement, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

t_bun's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, and Gore