Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu

5 reviews

crizzle's review

emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, and Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual content

cady_sass's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

MOXIE GIRLS FIGHT BACK! 🤜🏼 
If I could give this 200 stars I would. My GOD how I wish this had existed when I was in high school.. but I’m so glad it exists now and I hope that every young girl has the opportunity to pick this up. My journey into feminism was less than graceful and took far longer than is comfortable to admit, and this is like a gentle hand-holding into a huge topic that anyone and everyone can relate to. The characters are deeply developed and nuanced. The story is a tale as old as time (with zines!). You will laugh, you will cry, you will rage. Equal parts heartwarming and heartbreaking, 200/10. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Classism, Death, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Alcohol, Death of parent, Medical content, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault

rory_john14's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Hate crime, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Bullying, Gaslighting, Rape, and Racism

Minor: Sexual content, Alcoholism, Death, Medical content, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Infidelity

valyn_grebe's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Bullying, Cursing, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Minor: Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Gaslighting, and Rape

rayne_1906's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

1 hour 54 minutes - A decently enjoyable read, fairly predictable in places but definitely not dull. It all felt very stereotypical, the popular cheerleader, the outspoken feminist, the awful football players, these characters feel like they have been written and rewritten a hundred times in books, movies and TV shows. However, the story was a very powerful one, taking back power from misogyny in society, with a main character who isn't perfect, has relatable struggles and actually feels very real. The romance involved wasn't overbearing and worked to provide a different perspective, and the author included some points of view of intersectional feminism as well. Overall, an enjoyable but not overly realistic read, but one that is hopefully inspiring to young women fighting the system.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Rape

Minor: Alcohol, Bullying, Car accident, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Toxic relationship