Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

13 reviews

sonygaystation's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.0

My thoughts this entire book was that Daniel Craig meme from Knives Out “makes no damn sense. Compels me though”. This was not good lmfao. Writing was so bad, it was sexist, so much teenage DRAMA, flat characters, and literally an unrelenting amount of girl hate and YET? I would try the next one because I could see a promising plot and the world building was so interesting (in theory). Also I kinda liked Dmitri (even though I hated everyone also. Rose sucks so bad) but I will DNF immediately if I don’t like the second one cuz even though it compels me, it doesn’t compel me THAT much. Also random sidebar but the narrator made Lissa’s voice sound like the nerd girl with braces from Big Mouth and I literally could not take the book seriously because of that

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, and Murder

Minor: Death and Car accident

leahjanespeare's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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? No

4.5

Whoa that holds UP

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Self harm, Torture, Blood, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Sexism, Torture, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

noellelovesbooks's review against another edition

4.25

Content Warnings: Self-harm [cutting], animal death/animal cruelty, blood, bullying, death, murder, suicidal ideations, violence, sexism, grief, torture, sexual harassment, sexual assault, age gap [17 and 24], toxic relationships, homophobia, sexual content, forced institutionalization, ableism, and stalking.

Decided it was time for a re-read ahead of binging through the new Peacock show.

A few summers ago I binged through the entire series, so fast, I could not remember what happened per book. Rereading at a slower pace while annotating, highlighting, and writing summaries every 50 pages was fun and will make it easier to remember in the future. 😅

We get a bit of a slow start as the girls are forced out of hiding and returned to the academy. As the girls attempt to readjust to living among their peers we slowly start to unravel the mystery of why they left while also being introduced to a few new mysteries.

This book was so much to reread and re-immerse myself in. I absolutely adore Rose and Lissa, the strong bond they share, and their fierce desire to protect each other. 💜

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Gun violence, Homophobia, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment