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lucy3000'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
3.0
Minor: Death of parent, Death, Grief, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders
kamrynkoble'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
3.5
I loved the FMC and the children. It made me laugh out loud a couple times which I always appreciate. I didn’t adore this one as much as the first, but it was super fun to have a cameo from those characters in this one.
I wish it would’ve been longer and a little more in-depth. The ending especially felt rushed and unsatisfying. It all resolved a little too quickly.
I’ll be reading the next one. This is a quick, steamy, witty, mostly lighthearted (despite all of the doll funerals) regency romance.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Sexual harassment
soniajoy98's review against another edition
- 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
2.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual content, Alcohol, Cursing, and Grief
Moderate: Classism, Misogyny, Murder, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Violence, Death of parent, Death, and Sexism
Minor: Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, and Racism
miraileah's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Death of parent and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Sexual harassment and Pregnancy
selene_nyxly'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: Murder, Sexual content, and Death
Moderate: Blood and Terminal illness
Minor: Cursing, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
sydapel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual content, and Grief
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Sexual harassment
jackbifrost's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Abandonment, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
le3713's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Bullying, Death, and Sexual harassment
emfass's review against another edition
- 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
The two wards, Rosamund and Daisy, and the havoc they wreaked. (Especially the doll, Millicent, that Daisy pretends is sick with some new horrible disease every morning and they have to hold a doll funeral. This was such a fun character-revealing touch.) The relationship between Alex and Chase, and they way they worked together to care for Rosamund and Daisy even in the mist of figuring out their feelings for each other. The way Chase's backstory affected him. Alex's love of astronomy, and Chase's support of her pursuing her passion.
The one thing that bothered me: while I loved Alex's resilience in the face of Chase's insecurities, he ends up saying some awful and hurtful things to her, and she just...takes it, somehow knowing not to believe him. Part of me is like, good for you! You absolutely see through his bullshit! And most of me is like, under no circumstances should you allow this man to talk to you this way, especially after sharing such intimate moments with him, even if you can tell he's lying to himself.
Mary Jane Wells is, once again, just spectacular. I want to listen to her read historical romances for the rest of my life.
And Tessa Dare writes the most delightful banter.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Sexual harassment, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Alcohol, Violence, Bullying, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Pregnancy