Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

13 reviews

fkshg8465's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.75

I should really stop reading Kate Quinn. I keep trying to like her books, but I'm consistently bored by them. I think it's because this and the other two I read (The Rose Code and The Diamond Eye) are all set around the same time - during, between, or after one of the world wars. I'm guessing this is her niche - world war historical fiction. I don't love the historical fiction around this time in general. I also have found myself failing to invest in any of the characters. I think I like the story arcs, but I don't feel connected to the people in the stories because I feel her storytelling is flat.

Unfortunately, I have one book of hers left to read - The Phoenix Crown, which I won in a Goodreads giveaway. At least this one is cowritten with Janie Chang. Maybe that'll be the one that I like. Nonetheless, I'll wait a while before jumping back into Kate Quinn.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

fedoratheexplora's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Suicide, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child death

cersmessenger's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War

l6zarras's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative tense slow-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War

epruta's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Abortion

cheyannejeanette's review against another edition

DNF at ~40%. Content warnings for a lot discussions around abortion, slut shaming, toxic family relationships, men in power taking advantage of young women, alcoholism, and PTSD. Just wasn’t for me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Abortion, Sexual harassment, and War

charlize_anderson's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring mysterious tense 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

Moderate: Violence and Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual content

booksnbelle's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, and War

laceylollipop's review against another edition

The  ook became too dark for my tastes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, Xenophobia, Abortion, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

emmehooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

4.5

I was not expecting to so throughly enjoy this book! Badass women spies, badass women defying social convention. The dual timelines wove together beautifully, there was just enough truth in the fiction to keep me interested, and I appreciated that most of the characters were “fallen” people by society’s standards. Absolutely would read another book by Kate Quinn or on this subject.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Torture, Violence, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and War

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual violence, Mass/school shootings, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Cursing, Infidelity, Sexual content, Excrement, Vomit, Antisemitism, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol