Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

When He Was Wicked by Julia Quinn

67 reviews

kirbylover16's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

I loved the book till chapter 18. The beginning is a little dry but I like that Francesa's first husband wasn't demonized and thought the book handled windowing and unrequited love beautifully. After the last few books, it was a welcomed improvement. Colin has a personally again that has nothing to do with food! Michael has so much personality too and I think he's my favorite male romantic lead in this series. Violet and Francesca talk about their husbands and how their situations contrast and compare helping in her healing process. So many good parts to this book and I don't mind the dubious consent but it just drags the ending of the book and feels repetitive. Oh and poor reivers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage

Moderate: Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Sexual content, and Grief

Minor: Infertility

crazyrandom_music's review against another edition

emotional funny relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, and Grief

Minor: Infertility and Miscarriage

pagesfromhome's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Sexual content

inuy21's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual content, and Grief

Moderate: Chronic illness and Death

Minor: Sexual assault and Blood

apoppyinthewind's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

3.0

 I was interested enough to finish in a day so it was enjoyable enough however the characters felt flat compared to the other Bridgerton characters. Particularly Francesca which feels odd to say given all the character goes through. Maybe it’s because she’s rarely mentioned in the other Bridgerton in the books? The other characters have more prominent mentions than Francesca. Hell, even in the show Francesca only appears in one episode near the end, seemingly out of blue.

Then again this is Michael’s first appearance and he seems a little more fleshed out by comparison. It probably didn’t help I was frustrated by Francesca running away multiple times. Oh well, going with a 3 because it was fun entertainment on a snowy afternoon but I doubt I’ll be re-reading this book of the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual content, and Grief

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, and Blood

lilacsophie's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Sexual content, and Grief

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, and Blood

Minor: Infertility and Sexual assault

re: the sexual assault, it's a forced kiss

ifer0105's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, and Miscarriage