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mariele's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual content
Moderate: Violence
nila's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Benedict is awful and terrorizing, and I didn't find any of his actions romantic or justified at all, he just misuses his privileges and emotionally manipulates Sophie. At times he's agressive or almost violent. This book's only saving grace, is Lady Bridgerton's character.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content
Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, and Sexual violence
samchase112's review against another edition
- 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
2.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Bullying
Moderate: Sexual harassment
Minor: Confinement, Violence, and Slavery
whrohala's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.0
- Spin on the Cinderella-trope.
- Strong Female Lead.
- Seeing deeper into the family dynamics of the Bridgerton's. Hearing more about some of the younger siblings. Learning more about Violet and seeing how fierce she can be.
- They save each other.
- Love at First Sight, HEA
Things I didn't like:
- Unfortunately, Benedict struck me as a privileged little boy throwing a tantrum for much of the story.
- Lack of communication. Went beyond miscommunication.
- Felt unnecessarily long at points. The general path of the plot was fairly predictable (it's a Cinderella story and a romance, so you kind of know what to expect), and it took just a bit too long to hit each beat. Often it felt the the dialogue and story was moving in circles getting to the point.
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Literally BLACKMAILS HER into going to London with him despite her very vocal protests. Assumes he knows what is best for her without knowing anything about her (something he later whines about his family doing to him). -
Consent Issues. Very wear-her-down-til-i-get-what-i-want, and the reader is supposed to read that as romantic. There is a scene where he tells her that she has to say "no" at that moment if she doesn't want him, because he wont accept her no in a minute, or in ten minutes. Ick.
Graphic: Classism and Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Rape and Violence
brandie_abbie19's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, and Pregnancy
Minor: Rape
ashleybeereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content
Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Confinement, Grief, Death of parent, Classism, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Fatphobia, Slavery, Violence, Rape, Pregnancy, Blood, Body shaming, and Sexual assault
autumnal_aura's review against another edition
- 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? No
3.5
Minor: Slavery, Sexism, Death of parent, Violence, Classism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Bullying
gretasbookshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Violence, and Sexism
julesadventurezone's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Kidnapping, and Sexual assault
Minor: Death of parent, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Sexism, and Violence
writtenbydnicole's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual content, and Slavery
Minor: Body shaming, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, and Fatphobia