Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

El sótano by Natasha Preston

7 reviews

unprepossesin's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.75

the book is definitely what it is- a wattpad story on paper. It is fast paced, barely details, and unable to get attached to most characters. It could have been edited a bit better, details couldve been fed to the audience instead of thrown together. I definitely feel like it is half baked. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Violence, Domestic abuse, Stalking, Incest, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Rape, Death, Physical abuse, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Misogyny, Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Grief, Pedophilia, and Mental illness

is it worth a read? i would say if you are bored

taliatalksbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.5

The Cellar by Natasha Preston was heartbreaking and full of suspense. I don’t find myself to be easily triggered, but even I had moments of severe discomfort while reading this book, so I want to make it very clear that if you’re considering reading it, definitely check out the content warnings before you do. This story is creepy and though it makes an important point to stare on multiple occasions how wrong it is, there is a lot of uncomfortable content here given that our main character is only 16/17 and the man who kidnaps her is in his 30s. I think this content is so unsettling because it isn’t watered down and it isn’t presented to make it palatable. It’s supposed to make you uncomfortable because of how awful the situation is, and it does that almost too well. This book is really fast-paced, and while the timeline gets a little confusing jumping back and forth while chasing perspectives, it was still an enjoyable read. I don’t honk it is my favorite by Preston, but it certainly was a dark, psychological suspense worth reading if you can get past the content warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Kidnapping, Vomit, Violence, Torture, Sexual assault, Sexism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Murder, Mental illness, Medical content, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Confinement, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Stalking and Suicide

bradycherish's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny and Blood

Minor: Sexual assault

srkubin717's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Death, Blood, Domestic abuse, Murder, Sexual content, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Gore, Sexism, Kidnapping, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Stalking, Body shaming, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Death of parent

kyoto's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

the way i had to try and speed thru this book bc i had to know the ending !!!! it was frustrating and terrifying and i loved it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Violence, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Gore, Murder, Kidnapping, Torture, Stalking, and Misogyny

stuckinth3crowdz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I LOVED THIS BOOK ! I was put through so much emotion while reading and it had me on edge the whole time. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Stalking, and Violence

jk_lm's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

This book was really upsetting to me. Please look up trigger warnings before reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Gore, Death, Cursing, Blood, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, and Mental illness