Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

The Burning Girls by C.J. Tudor

20 reviews

megan_wy's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

There were a lot of plot twists in this book. I listened to it on audiobook, so it was a little confusing for me to visualize and follow all of the different characters in the town and many storylines. I enjoyed it, but the many plot lines and few plot holes threw me off at times. I wish they condensed it and chose one or two of the stories to follow as opposed to so many. Overall, it definitely was a dark thriller that I enjoyed. I just needed to take more mental notes to keep track of all the characters in the story and be less confused 🤣 I enjoyed Jack as a character, and learning about her truth at the end was a big shock! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Homophobia

mossythreebark's review

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Chronic illness, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Pregnancy

sadgirlsidney's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

I'm a bit sad to have finished the book simply because I was enjoying being immersed in the story. Although I did guess something crucial early on it was still an incredibly enjoyable read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pedophilia and Rape

hexedmaiden's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, and Child death

Minor: Homophobia, Pedophilia, and Pregnancy

rachelfayreads's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Religious bigotry, Stalking, and Outing

clarkg's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0

While the story itself is compelling and well-written, this book has some serious problems with regards to its representations of Black, disabled, and queer people. There is a particularly gruesome depiction of Black, queer, low-income women that leans heavily on violent "welfare queen" stereotypes, made worse by the fact that the book has no positive examples of people of color in its main cast of characters. Additionally, this book contains a disability trope/storyline that I found to be in extremely poor taste. I believe in giving people grace and room to grow, but at least within the confines of this story, I wish that the author had been more mindful of how her choices work to reinforce harmful societal narratives about marginalized communities. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Deadnaming, Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, and Dementia

peachsequence's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

This book felt weirdly homophobic, ableist, and racist all wrapped into one meandering plot with an infuriatingly quirky protagonist. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual assault

Moderate: Ableism, Homophobia, and Racism

madladchad's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

readbycarey's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Stalking

saraellenme's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail