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beccaand's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
what I got in The Rakess: complicated female characters, buttoned up heroes, high angst, luscious scenes.
Graphic: Sexual content, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Miscarriage, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Addiction
Moderate: Child death, Pregnancy, Grief, and Animal death
amyjoy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy
Minor: Forced institutionalization
erinh865's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child death and Miscarriage
anachronistique's review
But I really enjoyed Seraphina and Adam's romance. I enjoyed both of them as characters, and their romance and its twists and turns make a great deal more sense with their perspectives than some of the Third Act Misunderstandings in other romances. And the sex is scorchingly hot. I'm glad I read it and I enjoyed it on the whole, but it wasn't quite the sexy romp the cover promises. Also, YMMV on how you feel about the ending; I personally feel it fits with the characters, and with what Peckham was trying to do with the book as she sets out in her foreword, but others might disagree.
Graphic: Pregnancy, Misogyny, Violence, Animal death, Forced institutionalization, Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Miscarriage, and Animal cruelty
typedtruths's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Grief
caseythereader's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
- This book touches on so many of the ways patriarchal society hurts women and pushes them down. I felt so deeply for Seraphina and was rooting for her to realize that she deserved to be treated with love and respect, just as she calls for other women in her writings.
- SPOILER! The one thing I found odd about this book is that Seraphina knows so much about pregnancy prevention and yet seemed to know nothing about how or where to obtain an abortion, or that it might even be a possibility. Like, it simply was not mentioned at all?
Graphic: Sexual content, Abandonment, Child death, Vomit, Alcoholism, Animal death, Grief, Cursing, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Confinement, and Forced institutionalization
aleisurelydame's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny and Miscarriage
joonlily's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Animal death, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy
Minor: Forced institutionalization
jackiepreston's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Sexual content, Animal death, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Vomit
Moderate: Blood, Child death, and Death of parent
sarahehsan's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Miscarriage