Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Portrait of a Scotsman by Evie Dunmore

28 reviews

cepbreed's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

First read of 2024! I read 90% of this on the plane to London but have been so busy I only had time to read the last couple pages 5 days later. I was right when I thought that reading a good histrom would put me in the perfect mood for the beginning of my study abroad experience. It’s so lovely to know exactly where the areas of London they mention are in real life. Obviously everything looks so different but it’s still fun. Though this book had a really weak start and end the middle was quite good. If it weren’t for being stuck on a plane with no service and only this book downloaded I probably would’ve stopped reading and picked up something else. Both characters annoyed me a lot and though I appreciate the sentiment this book managed to lean too heavily into the social justice aspect. Like be self aware this is a histrom. A lot of the social justice parts were actually what made Harriet so annoying. Like she was so naive and so shy-washy, yet felt so much better than everyone for being a suffragette? Condescension at its finest. Lucien was no better. His whole character was an over exaggerated caricature of the dark-and-brooding male lead trope. His whole thing is aggression and violence and I’m meant to find that compelling? Though I’m venting my complaints I seriously did enjoy this but that’s because I read histroms for the steamy romance not the literally technicalities. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, and Classism

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Addiction, Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

unsuccessfulbookclub's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicide

author2223's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Classism

Moderate: Child death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

amelianotthepilot's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

refreshingly contemporary and political 1800s romance novel set in the uk between a dark broody handsome new money bastard scotsman and a privileged rich art student middle daughter 

surprising ending

has a bunch of spelling mistakes tho

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexism, Sexual content, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Classism

bexi's review against another edition

emotional funny informative lighthearted reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Child death, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Blood, and Death of parent

eleek0609's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

baearles's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Gun violence, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Body shaming, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Blood, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

_alyssar_'s review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, and Classism

Moderate: Death

Minor: Sexism, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

amobrien's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, and Classism

Minor: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Grief, and Death of parent

luckykosmos's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense 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

4.25

My favorite of the books so far, the most believable dynamic as well as the best interrogation of politics from either side. Both characters grew in ways that were interesting and suited where they came from and their own expectations, with Hattie wanting to be loved in a certain way and Lucian trying hard to bridge that gap while remaining distant to his own feelings. If anything, I disagree with the discussion questions likening them to Hades and Persephone, since Lucian's draw wasn't initially for her specifically but required much work from him on his own outlook - even if Hattie initially has the most stereotypically feminine wishes and comes from the most privileged place of the main women, both of their work feels more concrete and connected.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Suicide, and Death of parent