Reviews tagging 'Violence'

A Gentleman Never Keeps Score by Cat Sebastian

5 reviews

cheye13's review against another edition

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

3.0

Much like its predecessor in the series, this is a pleasant little story. Probably contrary to most romance readers, I wish there had been more of the previous book's characters in this one; I had forgotten this would take place in London. That being said, I really enjoyed the side characters in this one, and loved the found family they seemed on the verge of building. Lovely story to lift the spirits and pass the time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Pregnancy

Minor: Death, Racism, Violence, and Death of parent

vague discussions of period-compliant (& unregulated) sex work; the adult/minor relationship was in the past; the majority of the book addresses the emotional difficulties resulting from the death of one's abuser

emily_mh's review against another edition

challenging 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? No

4.5

I’m not surprised that I ended up enjoying this instalment in Seducing the Sedgwicks. This series is quickly becoming a comfort read of mine. I really appreciated that in this one, Sebastian didn’t shy away from the trauma and racism that the two main characters experienced. Also, ALL the characters felt wonderfully real. I particularly loved the sibling relationship between Hartley and Will. Finally, there was more of a plot in this book than in It Takes Two To Tumble, which I liked. My one criticism is that Sam deserved more of a character arc. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Pedophilia, and Racism

Moderate: Alcohol, Homophobia, Cursing, Outing, Pregnancy, Police brutality, and Violence

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Abortion, Misogyny, Death, Murder, Death of parent, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Ableism, Mental illness, Grief, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Vomit, Sexual harassment, and Slavery

kharlan3's review against another edition

(m/m, regency). This may be my fav Sedgwick book. Found/chosen family, not pretending everyone in historical Britain was white, finding agency and healing from trauma, and very hot, consent-centric sex scenes. I love the meditation on visible vs invisible queerness. I love more Sedgwick boys being taken with animals. I love to see the clear “down with the rich” and ACAB energy. I love sharing my name with a midwife. I do find myself grasping to think if Sam Fox has any flaws?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Grief, Police brutality, Racism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Racial slurs

ezraaa's review

dark emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• 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: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Homophobia

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Violence

f18's review

emotional hopeful reflective 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: Sexual content

Moderate: Racism, Homophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Violence

discussion of statutory rape/assault via coerced sex work and resulting trauma