Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Hooked by Emily McIntire

39 reviews

geooo's review against another edition

This is terrible. It is poorly written, the characters don't have any ounce of complexity to them and there is no character development as of right now. However, the worst thing about this story, the thing that made me dnf it is the amount of sexism. This book is purely sexist trash, how the men talk about women, the girl on girl hate, how the mc treated the fmc, at one moment stalking her home so she wouldn't be sexualy assaulted, doing that only because he doesn't want his things "damaged", these things were disgusting and just because the mmc is a villain doesn't excuse his actions. Absolutely disgusting. I don't understand the hype and will definitely will not be reading the next book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, and Torture

emptzuu's review against another edition

DNF for the second time.

Wendy has terrible taste in friends. Angie keeps pressuring her to go clubbing and hang out with people who are clearly bad influences. It’s frustrating how Wendy can't stand up to these so-called friends, yet she can stand up to James—albeit only a little. Wendy’s personality is as bland and dry as stale bread. She's also incredibly naive and, frankly, comes across as quite stupid.

James, on the other hand, is a carbon copy of every dark romance guy I've ever read about—misogynistic to the core. When he said that subduing a woman is all about control, I threw this book out the window. He harasses Wendy and even has thoughts of raping her.

How can anyone read this and not think, this is abuse? It reads like poorly written torture porn with zero redeeming qualities. I don't mind toxic relationships or dark themes in books—bring on the obsessive, murderous men who say things like “good girl” and “get on your knees.” But when the abuse crosses the line so heavily, that's where I draw the line. The smut wasn't enough to make up for any of it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape

cmrams's review

It was all the misogyny, child sex abuse, incest stuff for me. No thanks. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder

hilary89's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.5

Very dark and took some unexpected twists and turns. I thoroughly enjoyed Wendy and James’ crazy whirlwind of a relationship. The subtle references to Peter Pan was just the cherry on top.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Death of parent

Minor: Confinement, Misogyny, Kidnapping, and Stalking

pnainellii's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Prays on daddy issues knows he is using her and pushing on her father wounds to manipulate her to sleep with him gross

andoriachan's review against another edition

The sexual content made me uneasy.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cursing, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Trafficking, Murder, and Sexual harassment

captaininsaneoh's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

0.25

most vile & disgusting piece of trash i’ve ever had the displeasure of reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

fuzzy1999's review against another edition

Really vile in places, not at all what I expected.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Murder

rbjennings's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.0

ALL OF THE TRIGGER WARNINGS. It’s a good book but VERY GRAPHIC.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Drug use

almendraa's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Minor: Drug use