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jess_justmaybeperfect'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
Emma is 😮💨
*narrated by Mary Jane Wells 😍😍
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, and War
lahars_little_library's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Abandonment
leontyna's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Pregnancy
kaitrates's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
'You're here,' he repeated, taking her hand and drawing it against his chest, right above his pounding heartbeat. 'In my heart. Somehow you crashed your way into it when I wasn't looking. The same way you barged into my library, I supposed. But you're here now, inside. Emma, you're the very life of me.'
BRB don't mind me completely SWOONING over this gorgeous, funny, steamy romance.
This was my first Tessa Dare book (though I apparently read a short story of hers in a Christmas anthology years ago) and it absolutely won't be my last. I had a blast!
So many surprising and funny moments in this! From Ash moonlighting as a vigilante (LOVE) to the many sex scenes to our badass girl group.
I've taken a long break from histrom, mostly because my taste in books has evolved. It feels good to "come home" and find unexpected disability rep in a type of book that I've definitely become less likely to pick up in recent years (namely those by white authors featuring characters who are white, cishet, conventionally attractive, thin, and appearing pre-disabled).
What kept this from being a true 5 star for me is that I wanted it to rooted in a bit more of a disability justice lens. I wanted more from Ash's character arc related to his scarring and chronic pain, as well as his identity as disabled. I wanted him to reckon with his sense of self, his internalised ableism and pretty privelege. I also chaff at the fact that this is apparently a beauty and the beast retelling because of his disability? ICK.
All in all, I really enjoyed this and am eager to dive into the rest of the series.
Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
Minor: Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and War
annick's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury
yoohanna's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Ableism, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
mousecat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Sexual content, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Vomit
michbrito'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: Ableism, Body shaming, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Pregnancy
dynamicdylan'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
The book follows a seamstress named Emma who weds the Duke of Ashbury when down on her luck. What starts as a marriage of convenience to produce an heir turns into a sweeping emotional romance between two broken souls.
I love this book with my whole heart.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Pregnancy and Dysphoria
Minor: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, and Vomit
rachel_reads91'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
Graphic: Sexual content