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The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting by KJ Charles

13 reviews

serafina's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, and Classism

Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Slavery, Terminal illness, Vomit, and Death of parent

yulia's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.5

Another very enjoyable read from KJ Charles. I really loved the conflict between the main characters and the resolution was extremely satisfying.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Bullying and Classism

jaxx88's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Misogyny, and Alcohol

Minor: Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Grief, and Gaslighting

kaneebli's review

emotional funny 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexism, Sexual content, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Abandonment

Minor: Slavery, Vomit, and Outing

capriqueen's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

3.0

A solid story. The female characters were absolute knockouts, I loved them so much.

And I love that Marianne’s ending didn’t involve her getting married, and I love that her and Alice are gallivanting around Germany together

While Robin and Hart’s lead-up sexual tension and obvious attraction (“those thighs”) was great, Hart was a bit too much of a jerk for me to really cheer when they finally engaged with each other. But as the story went on I really enjoyed their relationship. 

Also, while the narration did a good job of insisting that Robin was willing and eager and had his own agency, and that Hart eventually felt bad about it himself (although mostly due to insecurity than guilt), it still left a bit of a sour taste in my mouth. 

Hart kept saying at the start that Robin had got himself into this mess, which while technically true, Hart was the one holding the puppet strings (purse strings, rather). By the time they cane to making the arrangement, Hart had gotten what he wanted about the truth of Robin’s aims and could’ve absolved Robin’s debt at any moment. It quickly became more about pleasure and desire than debt, which helped, but this particular power imbalance just felt a bit weird to me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, and Classism

Minor: Bullying

amris's review

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

lovejasmine's review

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying and Abandonment

Minor: Outing and Alcohol

wilybooklover's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

4.5

An absolute delight of a Regency romp with excellent banter. I just loved how Robin and Hart came to accept and love each other. If you like secretly soft characters who actually communicate with each other, this book has that in spades.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Slavery, Death of parent, and Abandonment

nisha_nee's review

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

numerous_bees's review

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• 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

4.25

I struggled through the first third of the book; two of the main characters being called Robin and Marianne Loxleigh of Nottinghamshire and none of the other characters commenting on that was incredibly distracting but, once someone finally addressed it, I finished the rest of the book in a day.

Hart, one of the two main characters, is a sweetheart but not terribly socially savvy and certainly puts his foot in it more than once. The other, the aforementioned Robin, is a thief with a soft heart and strong principles (where his sister is concerned, anyway). Ostensibly, we're here for the relationship between these two, but their romance is comparatively straightforward compared to the trials of the supporting cast (mainly Robin's sister Marianne and Hart's niece Alice) and it's their hopes and schemes which propel the plot. Though she's never a viewpoint character, Marianne comprehensively steals the climatic scene and, frankly, she thoroughly deserves it.

Compared to some of Charles' other novels (eg: the Will Darling trilogy, Unfit to Print), the stakes are remarkably low, making this a bit of an anomaly for me. But the stakes matter to the characters and, by the end of the book, I cared deeply about who married whom and who said what at the Duchess of Aylesbury’s ball. 
I normally read action-based plots and don't generally go in for for socially-oriented novels, but Charles has already converted me to reading Romance and, at this rate, she'll have me voluntarily reading Jane Austen instead of Kevin J Anderson. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Bullying and Emotional abuse