Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

The Hating Game, by Sally Thorne

37 reviews

mermaidreads's review against another edition

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

3.0

I honestly found Lucy’s inferiority complex to be super annoying. I’m glad she learned to stand up for herself (and others) but it was frustrating that she learned how to from the person who made her feel that way to begin with. Also, why are we still romanticizing abuse? Emotional abuse to hide one’s true emotions because they are emotionally immature is still abuse. She literally couldn’t believe she was beautiful because of this man and suddenly years of hurtful banter is all fixed by roses? 

The only time I liked Lucy was when she
Spoiler stood up to Josh’s father at the breakfast after the wedding


Enemies to Lovers is hit or miss I guess. For me, this was a miss.
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wilybooklover's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

2.0

I get why people like this so much, purely from a romance standpoint. The narrative is so tightly focused on the two main characters and all of their interactions, it’s almost as if they were in their own little Romance Bubble and you know what? I’m here for it. I don’t care about side-plots, give me the two characters together on page in every scene! The dialogue and banter were cleverly written, and the sex was very, well, sexy
Spoiler(aside from a kiss scene which is basically the hero sexually assaulting the heroine but written as if it's supposed to be sexy).
It’s a very sensual book. But sadly, these were about the only things I liked about the book. 

The main reason the romance didn’t really work for me because Joshua Templeman is like, the exact opposite of what I find attractive or sexy, and the book is so focused on him and his appearance and behaviour that it's hard to forget it. He’s controlling and mean bordering on cruel to the heroine for no real reason. He’s creepy
Spoiler(I’m sorry, who paints their bedroom walls the exact same shade as their coworker’s eye colour??).
He’s super tall and muscular and chiselled, which I know is virtually inescapable in the romance genre but incredibly unattractive to me. Not to mention his woe-is-me attitude because people use him for his looks and then leave him when they get to know his shitty personality (has he ever considered maybe possibly being nice to people? Just a thought!). I cannot imagine a man who is more likely to turn me off and leave me stone cold if I created him myself. 

And then there’s Lucy. I was sympathetic to her work situation, but that’s about it. Her inner monologue is so judgemental about everyone and everything that it was hard to read at times. And really offensive — if you can think of any type of shaming, -phobia, or -ism, Lucy engaged in it. Fatphobia, racism, ableism, slut-shaming, gender essentialism, even height-shaming which is ironic considering she’s literally five feet tall herself and never shuts up about it. I’m not sure why all of these little quips are even in there because they don’t serve any real character-building purpose; all they do is make it unbearable to be in our main character’s head. And I get that it’s romance so of course our characters are going to find each other attractive, but the degree to which she objectified Josh’s body made me a bit uncomfortable. 

Also, RIP to the HR department in this fictional company. I know these two were the bane of your existence. 

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bectothebooks's review against another edition

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

1.0

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abbrillopezz's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted tense fast-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? Yes

3.0

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caitlincrtr's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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macykey's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted 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

3.75

This book was just so freaking cute I couldn’t stand it. I am a SUCKER for banter and this book delivers it in spades. There were times I thought it took a little too long to get to the point, but it paid off in the end. 
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dianaschmidty's review against another edition

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funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

4.25

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_mm_'s review against another edition

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It was boring, i wasn’t hooked and the character’s felt flat to me. But i did see the movie and i loved it! So i tried listening to it again and decided to dnf it unfortunately… I do recommend the movie!
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eepemma's review against another edition

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funny hopeful fast-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? No

2.75

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lizzieb29's review against another edition

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

4.5

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