Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks by Mackenzi Lee

84 reviews

themissyreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-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

Its a swashbuckling adventure and the main characters mental health struggles so often resemble my own it made me feel So Seen and the way Adrians character progresses from beginning to end is so on point and hopeful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Disordered eating, hallucinations, low self esteem, It Gets Better tho

mirireads's review

adventurous 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Death of parent and Alcohol

Minor: Suicide and Injury/Injury detail

piperclover's review

I hate Monty in this. He has ruined this entire book for me and is the only reason I am dnf'ing.  I absolutely adore Adrian. His anxiety is so real and truly relatable and I like Louisa lot.  I just really really hate Monty. I was excited when I found out that Monty and Percy are part of this book, I was intrigued by the synopsis, and I enjoyed the setup but Monty is such an asshole that I cannot stand him. 

He's entirely unempathetic and has absolutely no decency whatsoever toward Adrian. I could understand being standoffish and hostile in the beginning when he didn't understand where Adrian was coming from and what Adrian knew and didn't know but as soon as the misunderstanding was cleared up he should have become more polite.  Instead he just continues to be outright cruel to Adrian and I will not ever find that redeemable. It has just straight up ruined any fondness and affection I had for Monty from his own book and I am sad for Adrian. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse

bootrat's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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

4.5

I thought the second book in this trilogy would remain my favourite, but this one topped it! Adrian's struggle with his mental health are so relatable and understandable, and make him probably my favourite Montague. I also loved Felicity and Monty in this, and think the time jump and the character growth was handled really well. Overall, an excellent book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse and Suicide attempt

20sidedbi's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Racism, Suicide, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

leonormsousa's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

brittmariasbooks's review

adventurous

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

I finally finished this trilogy! I was hesitant about this one since I had read the first two so long ago. But I quite enjoyed it :)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide, and Death of parent

evelynyle_88's review

adventurous emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Child abuse and Physical abuse

blewballoon's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense 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

4.5

When I started reading this series, I had no idea how much I would come to deeply love these siblings. The reaction I had to reuniting with an older Monty and Felicity, and their loved ones, was much stronger than I expected. Each of them is unique, and each of their books feels fresh due to their narrative voices despite their adventures all involving love, adventure, ships, far off destinations, and a bit of magic. I remember I did struggle with Monty's perspective in his book at the start before he has some character growth, and I also struggled sometimes with Adrien, although for different reasons. If you have a hard time reading stories in the perspective of someone with severe anxiety, you may struggle as well. As with the previous books in the series, although the protagonist has blatant flaws and struggles, they feel reel and lovable and you get swept in with how invested in their well-being you become. I am eager to read more from this author and I'm so glad I picked up this series on a whim.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, and Death of parent

butlere's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Animal death and Child abuse