Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Highest Bidder by Sara Cate

73 reviews

sydney__skye's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective 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

3.0

I had such high hopes for this book after loving the glimpses of Ronan we got in the first 4 SPC books. But alas, I thought that no age gap was too large, and this book proved otherwise. While the story was fun, seeing Ronan and Daisy’s relationship develop was adorable, and the smut was 🥵 and awoke some things inside me for sure, I had a hard time connecting with Daisy and felt like there were some inconsistencies in her character; being perceived as wild and adventurous one minute and innocent the next. She was just a bit too immature for being in a 30+ year age gap relationship, but that doesn’t take away from the story in my opinion. It was still amazing seeing more of Ronan and watching him help Daisy navigate her grief and learn to care for herself as much as she cared for him was a lovely storyline.

I would’ve given this 4 stars but then it ended with a pregnancy trope and ruined it for me, sorry Queen Sara. I just can’t be happy with an ending where a 22 year old is saddled with 2 kids and barely got to live her life aside from a grief-free stint in Paris with an almost 60 year old (sorry daddy Ronan, still love ya). I wish that Daisy and Ronan took a break longer than 2 months, I feel like that would’ve been a lot more satisfying. Or, as much as I love a HEA, that they went their separate ways at the end of the book.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death and Death of parent

chl0b1's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Grief and Pregnancy

Minor: Death of parent and Cancer

theotherboleyn's review against another edition

emotional relaxing 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: Grief, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Child death

niamhstorme's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted relaxing fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Alcohol, Cursing, Grief, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

Minor: Child death, Vomit, Cancer, and Medical content

absolutely_court's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Chronic illness, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer, Car accident, Child death, Death of parent, Death, and Terminal illness

unicornofthesea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Alcohol, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Child death

Moderate: Terminal illness, Cancer, Car accident, and Medical content

alxisrae's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, Cancer, and Child death

Minor: Pregnancy

readingbetweenthevines's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted tense 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

5.0

I knew Daddy Ronan would be my favourite, I just knew it. 

When I started seeing reviews for Highest Bidder all over bookstagram and booktok, I absolutely had to get my hands on it. But, because I’m me, I needed to read all the Salacious Players Club books immediately. So I bought them all, without ever having read anything by Sara Cate - and now, I must read everything she’s written. 

I’m a sucker for an age gap romance, it’s definitely one of my favourite tropes, and Ronan and Daisy were everything. It was sweet how at first Daisy wasn’t interested in older men, but in getting to know Ronan she fell anyways. The relationship developed at a quick pace, but it also seemed very natural and I just loved how they wanted to take care of each other. I really liked how their respective grief was treated, and in the end how they got to experience joy after everything. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Death

Minor: Pregnancy and Child death

sleeping_unicorn's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent and Child death

ariel_marie's review against another edition

emotional hopeful relaxing sad tense 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cancer, Death of parent, Grief, Cursing, and Sexual assault

Minor: Pregnancy