Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee

30 reviews

nklimczak's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Gun violence, Racism, and Violence

Minor: Animal death, Slavery, Death of parent, and Acephobia/Arophobia

fantasticalsam's review against another edition

funny

1.5

In contrast to the first book, which had a structured and tight plot, linear character development, and problematic regarding race in a way that made it difficult to tell if it was a criticism of the historical time period or not...this book bore no such unclarity.

This novel is orientalist and racist in a seemingly inclusive way that does not challenge settler-colonialism or racial bias. It's a coming of age novel, but the racism inherent to how Felicity (white main character) sees Sim (Algerian queerplatonic interest) in the first and second acts isn't ever actually addressed. Rather, the bias is written off as Felicity being distrustful of "pirates", but the group was saved by pirates last book - and in this book again! None of this character's choices make sense if she's not racist, and the fact that Sim doesn't ever call that out and is smitten with her (and, kisses Felicity without any hint of permission at one point which harkens to the predatory masculine/racially masculinized lesbian trope in a deeply uncomfortable way) is wrong.

It did have the unfortunate pairing of (1) the most nonsense plot I've ever seen, and (2) an incredibly funny line every hour or so that made it a very funny book to check out from the library and make fun of with my spouse. I wouldn't recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Blood, Islamophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation

laurensgaylife's review

adventurous lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Medical content

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Gun violence, and Violence

Minor: Animal death, Slavery, and Death of parent

disnelyse's review

adventurous medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Medical content

Moderate: Addiction and Violence

Minor: Slavery and Death of parent

srjennings's review

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

A very enjoyable read! It was great having Monty and Percy reappear at times, and love felicity so much! She's a strong and determined woman, but also has to learn to face her self doubts, not be hasty to judge others and be flexible.  It was a fun read and I look forward to finishing the Montague series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Medical content

klbreyfogle's review

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

4.5

Another fun read like the first in the series! I liked the exploration of Felicity’s asexuality. I also really liked the character growth and power of female friendship throughout the story! 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism, Slavery, Violence, and Medical content

epeolatrist's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Medical content

Moderate: Addiction, Gun violence, and Violence

Minor: Slavery

rafacolog's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny and Violence

maryoliverenjoyer's review

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Almost as much fun as its predecessor! Love a good story where a character has - to quote Tangled - to find a new dream and everything works out but not exactly the way they’d thought but it’s okay :’) I love Felicity Montague so much!!!!!! I love Joanna and Sym and Monty and even Platt as a character!!!!!!!!! Most of all I really love found family!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Violence, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Colonisation

itsnotalakeitsanocean's review

adventurous hopeful tense medium-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? Yes

3.5

I don't think I was entirely in the mood for this book when I read it but I still found it enjoyable. I admittedly ended up skimming a lot of it partially because of the medical content, but also because I

I'm really glad this is a book that challenges the "Not Like Other Girls" attitude without forcing Felicity to become more feminine than she is comfortable with, instead simply learning to understand girls can be intelligent and feminine and learning to support her more feminine friends. 

I'm also really happy for Felicity being aroace rep, struggling with society's expectations for her to marry and bear children, but not being forced into a relationship at the end of the book.

That said I hope Sim gets to come back in future installments with a girlfriend of her own. I won't deny she and Felicity had some chemistry, but I'm glad that no side resented the other after discovering their orientations were incompatible and they were still able to be friends. I think that takes skill to pull off and the author landed it well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, and Medical content

Moderate: Addiction, Gun violence, and Violence

Minor: Animal death, Slavery, Death of parent, and Acephobia/Arophobia