Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall

142 reviews

shinypurplepants's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted

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

4.75

Lovely mix of yearning and romance 🥰 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, War, Classism, Deadnaming, Ableism, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Drug use, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, Grief, Misogyny, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Transphobia

eed8's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Sexual content, and Mental illness

Moderate: Kidnapping and War

Minor: Transphobia

hey_al's review against another edition

emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Alcohol, Addiction, and Grief

Minor: Child abuse and Dysphoria

jei_reads_sometimes's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Grief, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Kidnapping, Ableism, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Sexual content

mobymaize's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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? Yes

5.0

It was really nice to read a regency era romance novel, a genre I don’t typically consume, with a trans woman protagonist, a person just like me :) 

ALSO HOLY FUCK THERE IS SOMETHING INCREDIBLE & HOT ABOUT FALLING IN LOVE WITH EACH OTHERS WORDS. also HOLY SHIT THE SEX SCENE!!!!!!!!!! absolutely magnificent.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Death, Drug use, Dysphoria, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Violence, Vomit, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Grief, Homophobia, Medical content, War, Classism, Death of parent, Outing, Sexual content, Deadnaming, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Ableism, Body shaming, Alcohol, Addiction, Child abuse, Infidelity, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Gun violence

notapenguin's review against another edition

emotional hopeful

• Strong character development? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Drug abuse, and Addiction

Moderate: War, Kidnapping, and Deadnaming

Minor: Death of parent, Transphobia, and Suicidal thoughts

annacs's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Ableism

Moderate: War and Kidnapping

Minor: Child abuse

fran's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Vomit, Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Transphobia, Homophobia, and Sexual assault

gogglor's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

Loved it loved it loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Drug abuse, Grief, and Kidnapping

Moderate: War, Deadnaming, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, and Vomit

Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

The FMC being trans is handled with phenomenal aplomb, but from the nature of the story there is some non-cruelly-intended deadnaming. There’s a CW at the start of the book that discusses it. MMC does react with hurt when he finds out FMC is his trans former friend, but it’s to do with the lack of trust, not with her living as a woman. MMC has war-induced PTSD and has a flashback in the story. All in all there is a LOT of recovering from trauma and grief in this book, but it ends happily and everything seems to be handled well. I know it’s a lot of trigger warnings but I think it’s still a worthwhile read even if some of your triggers are listed.

kingcrookback's review against another edition

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? Yes

I enjoyed this! I appreciate how Hall decided not to make Viola being trans the central conflict and instead focused on gender and gendered expectations. (Although, being the anxious person I am, I spent a lot of time worried that that would happen to Viola. That's entirely on me, though.) The yearning and tension were so good, and I enjoyed both Viola and Gracewood as characters both grappling with the internalized prejudices that they've been steeped in.

This isn't a critique of the book so much as me working out my preferences and how the book aligned with them. I'm still at the beginning of my foray into romance, and while I think some combination of LGBTQ+ and "not contemporary" are more my speed, I don't think I really hit my stride with this one. While I enjoyed the characters' introspection, I think I personally need more plot to keep me fully engaged.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, Drug abuse, and Addiction

Moderate: Ableism, War, and Deadnaming

Minor: Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Transphobia