Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

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

11 reviews

cyberhavok's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Blood

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Murder

mal_eficent's review against another edition

adventurous funny sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

As volume 1 of 11, I didn't expect this to be tie any ends or progress the plot and it really didn't. The character development was all over the place, the way characters reacted to and pursued events didn't really make sense, and a lot of the internal monologue gave me whiplash. That said - it's a very enjoyable, chaotic mess of a book. 

Yes, the romance is dark. Yes, the characters are dark and violent. Despite that, it's a very funny story (even though as an English reader I'm sure I'm missing out on a lot of jokes) and I enjoyed the characters enough to stick with it.

Do keep the trigger warnings in mind - there's violence and sex from the first chapters onwards, and while the descriptions aren't incredibly graphic there are a lot of detailed descriptions/mentions.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

anniereads221's review against another edition

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Murder

indigo_fox's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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

5.0

I've only read the first book and I'm already loving this series. I fell in love with Mo Ran immediately. Is this what love at first sight feels like? He's such a funny character, and honestly we vibe so hard. All the characters are fantastic. Their personalities shine through in their interactions with one another. It's very easy to love them all. At first I found myself shipping Mo Ran and Shi Mei, and while I still ship them it has become easier to root for his Shizun. 

The plot is interesting so far. I'm very curious to see where things go from here and I can't wait to untangle the mystery that is being laid out. I'll have to buy the next book ASAP since my library doesn't have it. (There's always inter-library loans but I like to read digital.)

This is definitely a series I want to have in my personal collection. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death and Homophobia

Minor: Death of parent

kpewitt's review against another edition

Couldn’t get behind Mo Ran as a character and I’m not a fan of

Chu Wanning having feelings for him that young.

I just don’t think this book is for me and that’s ok.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Toxic relationship

Minor: Homophobia, Sexual violence, and Violence

rouyourboat's review against another edition

I found the translations too poor, and the content too unsuitable. It was very very triggering, which made the jokes come off wrong. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Murder, Outing, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

cammaleahh's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Homophobia and Death of parent

zhanghao's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Abandonment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, and Death of parent

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.

rolling_in_dough's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Rape and Sexual assault

Minor: Homophobia