Reviews tagging 'Infertility'

El corazón de una Bridgerton by Julia Quinn

136 reviews

jaedee09's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

4.5

Favorite Bridgerton to date! Loved Francesca, and I think I'm becoming a sucker for the "he falls first" trope. My heart fluttered through Michael's heartbreaking pining for Francesca, and all through their hot romance together!

Personal Bridgerton Rankings:
1. When He Was Wicked (Francesca and Michael)
2. To Sir Phillip, With Love (Eloise and Phillip)
3. Romancing Mr. Bridgerton (Colin and Penelope)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility

malleykde's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• 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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Death, and Miscarriage

ellajingreads's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Miscarriage, Infertility, Death, and Pregnancy

revjess's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility

marygg3's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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

4.25

I liked it almost as much as Polin's story. Really, almost. Chapter 17 changed my life (🔥). But Francesca got really annoying for a second there. She finally listened to reason and put me and Michael out of our misery, but God she was dragging her feet.
Oh! The marvelous meddling from Colin Bridgerton though? I adore that man! Astute as always, master manipulator, proverbial ass-kicking Celestine. I was grinning like an idiot whenever he made Michael want to strangle him. That man needed a push and my baby Colin understood the assignment. 
Of course, Michael was perfect, even when he was wallowing and burying himself under a mountain of self-pity. I understand. I only knew John briefly, but I did feel the pain of his absence.
The portrayal of grief and guilt and love and the hope for a second chance (and the additional guilt that brings)... beautiful.
And the end! "Thank you, for letting my son love her first." I kid you not, I nearly cried.
That's just it, the whole thing was beautiful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Miscarriage and Death

Minor: Infertility

caffinatedslug's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Sexual content, and Miscarriage

Minor: Sexual harassment

bookish_kori's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

3.5

Loved the book! Bridgerton has become my go to “escape the world for a bit” romance series and it definitely works for that! I’ve gotten a little frustrated that all the Bridgerton sisters (and female love interests with the exception of Penelope so far… sorry Kate) seem to assume the same personality once it’s their turn to be the main character. They all have different personalities within the family dynamics and it just would’ve been cool to see a lot of those play out more in their interactions away from their family. Same with the Bridgerton men, all originally having different personalities but turning fierce and slightly aggressive when it’s their turn to be the POV character. 

Not a reason at all to skip the series, in fact I’d still recommend it, just be prepared/trigger-warned for some Womanizer Lite behavior from the men and some personality shifts from all characters book-to-book. Seems to be smoothed over well in the show so far :) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Infertility, Gaslighting, Child death, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Blood and Terminal illness

Male behavior towards their partners throughout the series is aggressive bordering on coercion/non-consent at times in intimate scenes before basically yelling “DO YOU CONSENT?” to which the woman agrees. This book had some straight up coercion

(out of wedlock that could ruin the woman and not the man)

that I would NOT consider “clear and enthusiastic” consent despite Francesca agreeing/participating later on. And he is NOT admonished for it. Francesca seems to be the one criticized by the book for being hesitant. This coercion happens with

Sophia and Benedict

in their book too. I understand the timing for the books release is far earlier than the show, but still it gave me the ick. Most of the women are painfully and weirdly portrayed as innocent and uninformed with regards to steamy scenes (even in this book when she had been married before) and the men get off on that. Women are 99.9% of the time enthusiastic participants but completely uniformed (or in this book, she’s informed but “it was never like this” with her first husband so she has to relearn everything a new way). Despite their lack of knowledge, which I guess makes sense given the period it’s set (*cough cough* EVERY single male character is considered super experienced and not shamed for it in the slightest), the women ALL suddenly and randomly become “temptresses” who take control of the situation. Books praise the men as being exemplary because they care about the pleasure of their partners and not just themselves and appreciate the woman taking control. LOW BAR. Idk it’s just happened enough by now that I feel the need to comment on it all. It’s weird. So TW sexual coercion and sexual exploitation I guess. Though some of the women do it too.

thefarmwifereads's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Death, and Infertility

geminisoul's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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: Miscarriage, Sexual content, Infertility, and Death

mrsmishler's review against another edition

emotional 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Infertility, Death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Death of parent