Reviews tagging 'Classism'

The Husky and His White Cat Shizun (2HA) #1 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou

3 reviews

lasongbird's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious sad 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: Body horror, Cursing, Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Torture, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

dragonaion's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This is my first time reading such a story, and while not what I expected I definitely enjoyed turning each page. There are definitely adult themes in the story, it is maybe teenager friendly, but the story was otherwise engaging; rich in mythos, the story has the characters in a world that can easily confuse the reader if they are not somewhat familiar with the mythology. The romance itself seemed to fall a little flat, so I won't be grabbing the sequel, but that may be the norm for this series and simply doesn't jive with me.

Definitely an interesting and enjoyable read, I would recommend getting a physical copy of the book so you can enjoy the artwork within!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Violence, Blood, and Classism

Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

The scenes with the children are early in the book and, while short and brief, are graphic.

elliott_roi's review against another edition

3.5

This book... Oh my god, wtf 😅😅😅

The MC is absolutely a terrible person and most of the characters aren't much better (except Shi Mei, bless him). I don't wanna give spoilers, but if you read through the content warnings, you're basically reading a list of the protagonist's misdeeds.

The main plot is that the MC is reborn and has the chance to redo his life, so I'm very curious to see if that's actually possible. Can he go in a better direction? If yes, does that erase his past crimes? How much can truly be forgiven?

I think I would enjoy this story more if the main relationships were more healthy. The plot and themes have kept me very invested, but oh my god, I don't know if I could ever recommend this book because a large part is romance, but it's sooo problematic. The title alone indicates a relationship between a student and teacher (a disciple and master/Shizun), and in this first book, there is such a huge age gap and it's honestly very yikes.

I honestly don't know what to rate this cuz it's awful but also really well-written and I couldn't look away??!? I think I'll give it a 3.5 for now, but that may change. 😅

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment

Minor: Death of parent and Classism