Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

The Sacrifice by Rin Chupeco

3 reviews

hookerkitty's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

Usually when you hear the phrase “don’t judge a book by its cover” it’s bc the cover is crappy, but the writing is good. However in this case it’s the exact opposite. 

This story had the potential to be amazing, but definitely needed (basically everything) to be fully fleshed out and heavily edited. It was full of caricatures and tropes which induced many eye rolls. Plus I found several grammatical/spelling errors (including usage of the wrong word or incomplete/nonsensical sentences). Parts of it were really interesting, while others were a slog to get through. I had to go back and re-read several parts because I had no idea what was going on (and unfortunately re-reading them didn’t usually help). 

Basically this was a confusing and disappointing read. I don’t remember how I came across this since it wasn’t in my TBR, but I don’t think I’d read other works by this author. From the reviews I’ve read it seems like her books are really hit or miss, so I don’t want to waste (more) time on books that I don’t like. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Minor: Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Car accident

apothecarum's review

mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity, Sexism, Xenophobia, and Kidnapping

gracklewarp's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Death of parent, and Classism

Minor: Animal death, Infidelity, Racism, Sexism, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Car accident, and Sexual harassment