Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Duke and I by Julia Quinn

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kkpines's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

3.75

It’s nice to know that sex education has not at all improved or progressed since the 18th century. 

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juliaaaaaa's review against another edition

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3.5

“No,” he groaned, pulling her closer. “I want to be in your heart. I want—” His entire body shuddered when their skin touched. “I want to be in your soul.”

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andysanzz_'s review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • 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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maddysoup's review against another edition

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

3.75

low key noncon scene that i wasn’t expecting

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rebecca_arielle's review against another edition

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emotional 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

2.25


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firstkhao's review against another edition

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emotional funny sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

The book is an easy reading, however
I just can't get over how Daphne rapes Simon and that is portrayed as some form of empowerment. It was not necessary for the plot in anyway, the problems could be resolved in another way and, more importantly, by the way it was though about by the characters later it almost felt as if the author knew how it would be received, knew it was wrong and then decided to keep it in the book anyway.
I will probably read the rest of the books because I'm chronically curious, but I do hope this sort of thing is not common in all of them. 

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pantslint's review against another edition

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

1.0

As much as I love the Bridgerton universe, I just can't reconcile with
Daphne sexually assaulting Simon. It was set up as like, a female empowerment kind of thing but really... it's rape. Marital rape. He was drunk. She had full, clear knowledge that he didn't want a child—it wasn't consensual. It's unnecessary trauma inflicted as a means to introduce or emphasize the conflict of the marriage. Like, y'all couldn't blow up and argue and scream and cry like a couple would do? Without the rape? Idk. If his problem was that she reduced him to a stuttering mess, with him having "lost control," she could have opened those letters instead and read them to him against his will. SOMETHING ELSE. Not rape!

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mgcalder's review against another edition

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funny 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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kylie_lam's review against another edition

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medium-paced

2.5


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mrsjoellebell's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.25


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