Reviews tagging 'Death'

A Sir Phillip, Con Amor by Julia Quinn

72 reviews

katiescott's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Child abuse, and Death

kirbylover16's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective medium-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

2.0

Really don't like how the book frames Marina or Eloise. Eloise is an outgoing almost modern girl and her story is don't push your husband, Stop talking. Sir Phillip has so much baggage and both Elosie and Philip tell themselves that he owns Elosie now. Also since there's no lady whistledown anymore they use Elosie's letters which could have worked if they were more focused. Like I don't care about one sentence from Elosie from years ago talking about her sisters' relationships. I was more interested in the letters between Elosie and sir Philip.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Chronic illness, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcohol, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Mental illness

Minor: Rape and Suicide attempt

the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Suicide

Moderate: Ableism and Alcohol

booksof_fern's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, and Suicide attempt

rbookish's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing 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

4.0

it was cute 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

pagesfromhome's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.5

I had such high hopes for this one and it just fell completely flat for me. Between the insensitivity of dealing with a character who clearly has severe depression to the seeming lack of love between the two leads for the vast majority of the book, this book was a bit of a difficult one to get through. While I appreciated the attempt to tackle a topic so difficult as depression/suicide and I can respect the true grief and trauma that surviving family members must endure, this treated the one facing those mental difficulties as a burden on the family.

While there were some redeeming qualities and scenes (at least enough for me to keep reading), I can't warrant giving this one a spot among enjoyable reads. I feel like Eloise deserved better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, Child abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent

andmaggie's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

1.5

Sir Phillip is trash as a leading man. Eloise makes it somewhat worth reading. That's really all I can say.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Sexual content, Misogyny, Death, and Child abuse

marionlundqvist's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt

madsmcw_reads'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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual content, Physical abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Grief

emmahe's review against another edition

medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Physical abuse

Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Death

Minor: Death of parent