Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'

A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall

121 reviews

daryn's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

this started out so strong for me but really fell off once they went to London. the stakes seemed to disappear after about halfway through and just led to Gracewood and Viola having the same conversation over and over, mixed with a random pointless kidnapping plot. i loved the idea here but think it would have been executed better if the book was slower paced or Viola’s identity was revealed to Gracewood further into the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Grief, Sexual content, and War

Moderate: Death of parent, Deadnaming, and Ableism

Minor: Transphobia and Adult/minor relationship

batbaby's review against another edition

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? No

4.5

While overall I did enjoy the book I thought the pacing was a bit all over the place, and the last 50 or so pages felt out of place with the story and was honestly slightly crazy. I thought one of the characters ptsd was well written and not sensationalised. And I did enjoy how Viola’s transness was written and wasn’t made to be the main point of conflict in the connection with the love interest but the conflict was kind of annoying because realistically they had nothing stopping them being together. I feel like Mira needs her own book or story with her aged up slightly to explore her sexuality because her storyline felt a little shallow and then also forced at the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Transphobia and Deadnaming

reclusivebookslug's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

3.75

Alexis Hall is one of my go-to's for feel-good romance (although I'm not sure everyone would agree with this categorization). This is the first historical romance I've read with an explicitly trans main character (I've also read Unmasked by the Marquess by Cat Sebastian, but it is unclear whether the character in question is

GNF, nonbinary, or a trans man

) and I think it was very interesting and well-done.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, Dysphoria, and Transphobia

singsandreads's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

3.0

Slow and brooding. Childhood friends to lovers, but she faked her death while fighting in the war. This book just didn’t do it for me. Great trans rep, but I’m not super into historical books. We also went on far too long about his substance abuse problems. 100 pages could have easily been cut in my opinion. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Deadnaming, Drug use, and Alcohol

Moderate: Transphobia and War

literaryintersections's review against another edition

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

4.75

Best audiobook ever!!!!

I absolutely loved this omg. Could it have been 2 books? Sure. But it was so damn good. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia

dcfelk's review

dark lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

Refraining from rating. Not a bad book, but I ended up disliking. A combination of writing style, themes, my own mood. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Drug abuse, Ableism, Transphobia, Sexual content, Addiction, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny

madamenovelist's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, War, Death, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Misogyny, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Ableism, Gun violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Deadnaming

Minor: Transphobia

While this book is about a trans heroine, the only time the heroine is deadnamed/misgendered Is when someone who knew her previously recognizes her. Once this person is told how to address her name/pronouns, they do so. The heroine is never outed, either.

elmead's review against another edition

emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

Wow wow wow. This is one of the best historical romances I’ve ever read. The premise is so unique and so heartachingly good. I’m a sucker for a best friends to lovers trope, but the added twist of one friend thinking the other is dead, but in reality still lives, but is now living as their true self really enthralled me. 
The narrator did an incredible job bringing this story to life. Little touches like gasps, talking through laughter, and a small slurp when a character takes a sip of tea really added a theatrical touch and enhanced the storytelling 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence and Violence

Minor: Suicide attempt, Transphobia, and Suicidal thoughts

rmkf17's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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: Kidnapping, War, and Addiction

Minor: Drug abuse, Alcohol, and Transphobia

fretsandflour's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Alcoholism, War, and Mental illness

Moderate: Transphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Classism, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, and Addiction

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual violence