Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall

61 reviews

strange_little_ranger's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Death, Infertility, Mental illness, Sexual content, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Dysphoria, War, Kidnapping, Sexism, Transphobia, Violence, Vomit, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicidal thoughts

littleflowerfairy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Drug abuse, Sexism, Addiction, Cursing, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

Moderate: Classism, Deadnaming, Violence, Dysphoria, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, and War

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, and Vomit

The sexual harassment warning is very minor, nothing really happens,

it's just referring to one scene in the later half of the book where they're in a brothel, and one character makes some vulgar remarks toward Viola. He doesn't touch her inappropriately or anything like that, but I figured it'd be best to still put a small warning

lignjahal's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

4.0/5

It’s a cute little queer historical romance that will keep you engaged with solid writing and good characters.
My only cons are the length being just a bit too long and the writing sometimes being a bit too modern for the period, but these are only minor complaints.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Drug abuse, Sexism, Ableism, War, Sexual harassment, Classism, Kidnapping, and Drug use

Moderate: Medical trauma, Medical content, Transphobia, Outing, Sexism, Gore, Addiction, Child abuse, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

kato_goldacker's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

3.75

Friends to lovers slow-burn with good Trans Representation.

 Recommend for Bridgerton Fans
(go to end for conclusion)

Loved it. When I found this one I knew I had to read it simply because it is exactly what I wanted.
Alexis Hall has some really beautiful writing and ways of describing things, as well as the ability to spark inspiration or thought with the way he puts things. This had a lot of inspiring, beautiful lines and romantic, soft, yearning moments that I really enjoyed, I marked a lot of parts in this book. Hall did a great job with writing a relatable trans character, too.

I did feel that, overall in its execution it’s not a masterpiece of a book, as I still felt like some things were perhaps missing or too simple.  I also wasn’t always entirely sure about the pace of the book, I would call it a slow-burn romance, which I liked, but it did change pace a bit later. I don’t think it’s extraordinary story-writing or anything -generally I felt like there were things missing for me to make it a GREAT book, but I couldn’t exactly pinpoint what it was. Depth, the feeling of a more detailedly thought-through plot / story, most likely.

Still, I loved it, and I’m so happy there’s a book with this story.
The characters were lovely and the  playful, intimate and teasing interactions and the yearning and pining between Gracewood and Viola were really fun to read.
I’m also really happy we got a bit of spicy/intimate scenes, which I think is great seeing trans characters nicely represented in.

I don’t think you always need an absolutely great story with a unique plot that wasn’t ever written before. Popular tropes can still be enjoyable, and I don’t think  it’s  necessary to have an entirely period-accurate representation  in every LGBTQIA+ novel, especially since -some people argue- it can be nice for us to have something simple, cheesy and stereotypical for once too, just like there’s tons of (non-LGBTQIA+) straight fiction like that.

Conclusion
So I’d say, if you’re not looking for a terribly original storyline but for a happy, hopelessly romantic, historical friends to lovers slow-burn, featuring  good and positive trans representation, you will really like this.

About Triggers
I put all from this list I think  are (briefly) in the book, 
Of course it is for yourself to know but I just need to say I didn’t find this much triggering, even though I am quite sensitive to a lot of those. If drug use is really triggering for you it might be a different thing, for me it is mainly violence related as well as any sexual abuse or transphobia related ones, but I was mostly fine reading this and, despite containing all of those listed triggers, I found this was book that still felt light.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Violence, Drug abuse, Ableism, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Outing, War, Gun violence, Mental illness, Kidnapping, and Grief

Minor: Deadnaming, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Lesbophobia

kelisabeth's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcohol, Homophobia, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Infertility, Classism, Violence, Biphobia, Bullying, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Dysphoria, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Transphobia, Vomit, War, Grief, Gun violence, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Cursing, Drug abuse, and Emotional abuse

pvbobrien's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual content, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Deadnaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Ableism, and Addiction

Minor: Vomit, War, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

sydapel's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Read for the Trans Rights Readathon, but this has been on my TBR for some time and wow it does not disappoint. I read a LOT of historical fiction, and this one is so special, so distinct from a lot of what's currently being published in the genre. There's this deeply emotional bond between Viola and Gracewood conveyed so well by Hall that it's hard not to get misty eyed yourself. Add to that the themes of  unapologetic and whole acceptance of self and truly quirky side characters, I am so so glad I was able to read this and that it exists. I did struggle somewhat with the pacing and dialogue, but the sheer joy of the epilogue made those small issues obsolete. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Sexual content, War, Suicidal thoughts, and Drug abuse

Minor: Deadnaming

danaslitlist's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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

4.0

I can’t tell you how refreshing it was to read a historical fiction book that handled queerness, transness and disability in such an intentional and considerate manner. In a genre where elitist readers claim wanting historical accuracy, while also allowing for all rules to be broken if it fulfills tropes and desires, in order to exclude characters who queer, trans, BIPOC, disabled in leading roles, etc it was a wonderful surprise to have so many characters be of these groups or be supportive allies. And guess what? That doesn’t jeopardize the believability or immersion of the text. 

Queer and trans people have always existed. Point blank period, we have been in the world, and it’s about time we have more novels like this exist and are praised.

Not to mention that the book itself is beautifully written and feels like a “proper” regency era romance and not like a book trying to be one. The prose is spectacular, the flirting and building of tension between characters was palpable, and the cast of characters all felt real and genuine. 

I think one of the strongest areas of this book is the way that Viola being trans is not the main source of conflict in this book; in that her identity and being herself is not the basis for resentment. And that Viola is loved and respected and cared for by so many allows for the readers to bask in trans joy.

This would’ve been a five star read but I felt that the last plot point that was introduced around the 90% mark was a bit out of the blue and unnecessary. The book would’ve been fine without it, if not better had it not been included so last minute.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Drug use, War, and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual content and Sexual harassment

Minor: Transphobia

scoobygirl93's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, War, Violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Ableism, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Deadnaming, and Injury/Injury detail

caitlinemccann's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Sexual content, Alcohol, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, Ableism, and Addiction

Moderate: Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexism, War, Blood, and Deadnaming