Reviews tagging 'Child death'

El duque y yo by Julia Quinn

8 reviews

chaotically_katie's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted reflective 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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mhairi_reads's review against another edition

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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

4.0

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice: 🌶️
Tropes: Fake dating
POV: Third person

Daphne Bridgerton is the oldest daughter of the Bridgerton bunch and all she wants is to find a husband who she can settle down with and have her own children. But it’s not that easy. Everybody in society loves her but in a friendly way with the only gentleman caller being someone she most definitely does not want to enter into marriage with.

Simon Basset, the Duke of Hastings and well known rake, has retuned to England. He, unlike Daphne wants nothing to do with English society. Mothers forcing their daughters on him and so on. He has vowed to never marry nor does he want children and nothing is going to change his mind. 

Or is it?

Daphne and Simon cross paths and devise a plan that suits them both. If they are seen to be a couple Daphne will become more sought after and receive more gentleman callers and Simon will be seen to be off limits to the ladies and their desperate mothers. It’s a win-win. They agree to show an interest in each other and everything starts to fall into place.

But what happens when the interest is no longer just a ploy? 

I genuinely enjoyed this book, however I watched the Netflix series first and adored it so I’m not sure if that has swayed my interest in these characters. I loved the wittiness of Daphne and Simon. The banter between the two of them had me genuinely smiling on numerous occasions.

⚠️ Content Warnings: Miscarriage, stillbirth, abandonment, child neglect, death of parent, death during childbirth, dubious consent, misogyny

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refrejarator'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? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75


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eglizmas's review against another edition

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emotional funny inspiring 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

3.75

I liked it a lot, BUT there were some moments I didn't love.

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embla_v's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted

4.0

Daphne vill gifta sig men plåggas av att ständigt gå på massa baler, dessutom är det aldrig någon som är intresserad av henne. Simon är dock helt emot äktenskap och vill undvika alla kvinnor i giftasålder och deras mödrar. Detta leder till en oväntad allians där de fejkar en förlovning, alliansen ska attrahera friare till Daphne och hålla bort kvinnor från Simon. 

Men det är svårt att låsas och snart undrar man vad som är på riktigt och vilka känslor som är sanna. 

I denna historiska romans möter vi Daphne, det fjärde barnet av syskonen Brigerton. Men också Simon, hennes brors kompis, som återvänder till London. 

Jag blev väldigt överraskad av denna bok. Jag trodde att den skulle vara helt okej men oj vad fel jag hade. Jag älskade att läsa om Daphne och Simon, en väldigt positiv överraskning blev det. Rekommenderar denna bok starkt till alla som vill ha en underhållande historisk romans. Den har "the fake dating trope" om du gillar det. Det jag också gillar med denna bok är att Daphne är smart och har en egen vilja, hon kanske är oerfaren men hon är inte korkad. Rekommenderar verkligen denna bok och de andra i serien Brigerton. Detta är första boken i serien. 

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ampersandc's review against another edition

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fast-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

I wanted to like this more than I did. I felt the characters had interesting depths that weren't well explored and in the end it felt too tidy. 

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madsmcw_reads's review against another edition

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lighthearted reflective slow-paced
  • 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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angelareads's review against another edition

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medium-paced
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

There is a sexual assault scene  where a woman assaults her husband. I can't in good faith recommend this book.

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