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Die Rebellinnen von Oxford - Unerschrocken by Evie Dunmore

20 reviews

jelkebooks's review against another edition

funny lighthearted 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

Oh my god, I absolutely LOVED this book. I previously read book 1 and 3 in this series and even though they weren't terrible, they were a bit boring to me. So I didn't have the highest expectations going into this book. However, this ended up being absolutely incredible. I just loved everything about this one.
Lucie and Tristan were great main characters, and their dynamic was absolutely everything. I loved how he was down bad for her from the start, and she was the one developing feelings throughout the book. Most books have it the other way around, and I honestly loved the switch up. On top of that they just a great back and forth, and they had some absolutely adorable moments together. I was utterly obsessed with the way their romance played out. They literally made me tear up with their cuteness. I even think their third act conflict was really well executed. I typically don't like those very much, but I think theirs made a lot of sense for them and their developement. 
I also liked the suffragette subplot in this book. As much as I thought it was interesting part in the other books in the series I don't think it was always incorperated well, and therefore the plot could feel a bit bogged down. However, I don't think that was the case for this book. Considering Lucie is the leader of our group, she has A LOT on her plate. Therefore her work felt way more naturally incorperated into the story, also Tristan's interest for her job helped. It was great seeing him genuinely show an interest, and do the things in his power to help her out. It was just all really well done.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Homophobia

Minor: Animal cruelty

bookishmillennial's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

This was not my favorite of the series so far (the first one was fine!), but I will continue on and see if I like the third one. First of all, I found the inclusion of the Shiva tattoo to be ..... a choice. I don't know, I just felt it was unnecessary and if you're going to do something like this, as a white writer, you need to do your due diligence and you *need* to hire sensitivity readers. I appreciate whenever historical romance tries to add commentary on the racism, sexism, colonization, etc. of the time, but you still need to do it with immense care. 

Tristan & Lucie were okay; I do enjoy a slow burn because I love the unraveling of each character and the final ultimate "okay fine you have broken down my walls and I want you!" That is always delicious. However, I just could not find the male love interest that redeemable. Was he charismatic and had his sweet moments? Yes, absolutely. I just didn't feel he redeemed himself, that's all!

Steam was a 2.5/5 

content warnings are below!  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual content, Animal death, and Sexism

Minor: Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, and War

haley49's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Homophobia

Minor: Colonisation, War, Violence, Classism, and Death

unsuccessfulbookclub's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Mental illness, Sexism, Animal death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual content, War, and Biphobia

eleek0609's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted 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: Confinement and Sexual content

Moderate: Grief, Sexism, Classism, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Domestic abuse and War

btwnprintedpgs's review against another edition

funny hopeful informative 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? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Grief, Sexual content, Sexism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Confinement

Minor: Physical abuse, Homophobia, Racism, War, and Death

Veiled cultural appropriation and fetishization of South Asian women

hayley_nelson915's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual content, Misogyny, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Alcohol, Mental illness, War, Alcoholism, and Homophobia

macykey's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

This book was extremely slow in the beginning but once it picked up, it PICKED UP and I couldn’t put it down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, and Homophobia

bexi's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Cultural appropriation, Homophobia, Animal death, Classism, Colonisation, War, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

luckykosmos's review against another edition

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

3.5

I love the characters individually, but I wasn't fond of the premise of their romance, and books where being smitten as children elide the introduction frustrate me. This one was better than others in that they still show that introduction and show how the characters' dynamics have stayed the same or changed over time, what that means for each of them, that Ballentine's needling of Lucie is an aspect of trying to get and keep her attention - but his proposition was still a slightly sour taste in my mouth. I also was not fond of how the dynamic with Arthur played out, and feel that he as a character could have been better than his stereotypical outcome.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness