Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Long Shot by Kennedy Ryan

15 reviews

madame_fool's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

🌶️🌶️🌶️ holy shit. I was not mentally prepared for the turmoil of this book. It’s great, don’t get me wrong, but it’s TOUGH. The content warning was NOT enough, it should have explicitly stated there was actual scenes of rape and domestic abuse. Definitely could have been triggering to some readers. My pool heart goes out to all survivors 💔

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, and Gun violence

Moderate: Murder, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Violence

myyam's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Hate crime, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Rape, and Racism

jtpgdavey's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Blood, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Stalking, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Misogyny, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Rape, Sexual content, Gun violence, and Death

Moderate: Abandonment and Death of parent

Minor: Abortion and Miscarriage

dianaschmidty's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

Wow, this was a tough, but good book. Kennedy Ryan’s writing is amazing at making you experience what the characters are feeling, both good and bad.

Let’s start off with the good feelings. I absolutely love August West! He was basically exactly what Iris needed exactly when she needed him. They were perfect together, once they were given their chance. I love how the ending talked about soulmates, because they are two characters that make me believe in that idea too. I also loved Iris, especially her character growth in the wake of the suffering she endured.

While this book has a lot of triggering content, I think Kennedy Ryan handled it very well. She brought to life the cruelty in this world, but also offered hope in the wake of that cruelty.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Torture, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Toxic relationship, Classism, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Blood, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Misogyny, Confinement, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Infidelity, Stalking, Grief, and Police brutality

Minor: Death of parent, Abortion, and Miscarriage

late_nite_reads's review against another edition

challenging emotional fast-paced

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

4.5

I wasn’t the biggest fan of august because he has a random ass temper throughout the book and is a bit possessive. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Rape, Death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

vs101's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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

4.0

Great book but PLS PLS PLS read trigger warnings. I went into this book thinking it was going to be a cute sports romance… BOY WAS I WRONG. This book is so emotional. I was on a roller coaster. I felt like I was screaming for air reading this. I cried so many tears bc I know this is the reality for many women. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Child abuse, Death of parent, Gun violence, Torture, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Rape

eliserobinsonn__'s review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Medical content, Miscarriage, Infidelity, Kidnapping, and Stalking

Minor: Miscarriage, Murder, and Vomit

libroswithlexaa's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

Read trigger warnings!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Stalking, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Infidelity, Blood, Violence, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

chekwube's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

4.0

This book had a very strong plot. I think important ideas were being passed along with this book. 
However, I won’t lie, it was sort of hard to read. Just because of the content. This book can be traumatic and has a number of assault themes. However, I think a key theme in this book was that sometimes, it’s really not easy to leave abusive relationships. 
But within all of that, the love story August and Iris had was just so…chemistry-filled and I’m glad it worked out. I don’t know how realistic it was with how magnetic all their encounters were with all the odds stacked up against them but I guess that’s how life can be sometimes and who really reads these romance books for how realistic they are. 

I wish more had been done to that wicked man Caleb!! Because it was so scary how the red flags started to appear. The bodyguard, him injuring August. The gun. The cutting her off when she tried to run away. Damn, in this life, ladies have something for yourself without settling for good for nothing men who have too much self-importance

Overall, a solid book. But very traumatic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Mental illness, and Rape

coligmueller's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Medical content, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Vomit, and Gaslighting