Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

The Duke and I by Julia Quinn

50 reviews

kittycuthbert's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Rape, Abandonment, Vomit, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy

maryclaire92's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

3.0

A delightfully fun summer read. Certainly full of some problematic behaviors that I cannot condone, but everyone needs a guilty pleasure.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Death of parent, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Abandonment

mightyola's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Rape

Minor: Vomit and Infertility

cammiem8's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted 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

4.0

I read this after watching the show, it was a fun, quick read overall. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Child abuse, and Abandonment

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy

This book has an infamous scene where a man is raped by his wife,

she wakes him up by touching him sexually while he’s hungover, he’s into it until she forces him to ejaculate inside her without his consent.

stuckonswan's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Vomit

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

superwhytheheck's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

1.0

I hated it. it was fine until the third act when the big issues went down. It made me realize how much i hate when period books so cavalierly keep many of the sexist attitudes of the time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexism, Rape, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Gun violence, Child abuse, Pregnancy, and Vomit

Minor: Miscarriage and Death of parent

summerslittlelibrary's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Abandonment, Ableism, Child abuse, Pregnancy, and Infertility

Minor: Death of parent, Vomit, Sexism, Body shaming, Cursing, Misogyny, and Fatphobia

stupidforcupid's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

3.75

I liked it a lot, BUT there were some moments I didn't love.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Grief

Moderate: Vomit, Pregnancy, Classism, Cursing, Sexism, Misogyny, Infertility, Violence, Miscarriage, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death

xriekex's review

emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

3.5

A nice read on the go-by. Not too challenging, not too boring. Daphne is a lot more feisty than I expected her to be and I like it. The relationships in the book sometimes seem to rushed and hallow, but I guess that is the point of it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Vomit, and Pregnancy

Minor: Death of parent, Grief, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, and Alcohol

claudiamacpherson's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

I finally got around to reading this after bingeing the show in January, and honestly, I’m glad I didn’t rush to read it. The story was pretty different from the show—I assume they included plotlines from some of Quinn’s other Bridgerton novels—and I could see why the show chose to make some of the changes it did. Most importantly, the show left out Simon referring to Daphne as his property (not once but…many times). I know the story is set in the early 1800s, but we’ve suspended disbelief for a lot of other things, and I definitely could have done without that misogyny. Though Daphne and Simon’s romance was by far my favorite plotline in the show, the book felt a little flat without all the other characters and their adventures. Maybe I’d feel differently if I’d read the book first? One thing I liked better in the book, however, was Daphne’s relationship with Colin. In the show, his storyline is mostly tied up with Penelope and Marina, so I liked getting to see him with his family.

Happy ending meter (no specific spoilers, just the vibe):

Happy! And far less dramatic than the show.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Abandonment, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Alcohol, Cursing, Toxic relationship, and Vomit