Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

El corazón de una Bridgerton by Julia Quinn

61 reviews

booksbyantheia's review

emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

Es un cuatro sólido. La historia de Michael y Francesca es espectacular: es diferente a las demás, incluso si el elemento de la viudez estuvo en el libro anterior. Su química es muy buena. La personalidad de Francesca está muy bien planteada, y se hace destacar. 

Odié profundamente un detalle particular, y es la cantidad de chistes sobre violación que hace Michael. No me sorprende considerando los antecedentes de Quinn, pero el hecho de que se hubiera tomado el tiempo de marcarlo como un hombre que sabe lo que es el consentimiento para luego hacer esas bromas (sobretodo en relación a la libertad sexual entre él y Frannie) se me hizo pesadísima. No son muchas, pero definitivamente le bajan una estrella al libro.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Infertility, Medical content, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, and Colonisation

Minor: Rape

littlewishling's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.5

Another fun romance from Quinn. I loved the banter between Francesca and Michael. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Chronic illness and Infertility

Minor: Miscarriage, Sexual assault, and Death

i_dunno's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness and Miscarriage

author2223's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Chronic illness

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Infidelity

megan_j's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I have to admit - I’m hooked on these books. I’m absolutely flying through them and I keep wanting more and more. This one was nice, bittersweet but heartwarming. I think it gives an important lesson to those who have lost someone they love. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Grief, Infertility, Medical content, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Death, and Chronic illness

carolibrary's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Death, Grief, and Infertility

Moderate: Chronic illness

september128'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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Chronic illness

km_loves_books's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

The Bridgerton series is classic historical romance. The author packed so many important events into the first two chapters that I was instantly drawn in. This book has also helped me discover that I like books where the Hero falls in love first/chases the Heroine.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Sexual content, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Miscarriage, Infertility, and Pregnancy

brownieboo's review against another edition

emotional informative sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Medical content, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Cursing, Alcohol, Blood, and Infertility

penandpaper's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad 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

4.0

Definitely the best of the series, but the author dropped the ball with some of the plot points. The emotional resolution felt rushed and insufficient, but the couple made up for it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Chronic illness, and Infertility