Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas

19 reviews

aklovekorn's review

emotional 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: Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Sexual content, and Classism

trashbinfluencer's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Death of parent, Mental illness, Racism, Addiction, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Blood, Drug use, Gun violence, and Medical content

buttermellow's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Fire/Fire injury

tristrams's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Racism, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault

Minor: Suicide attempt

carbs666's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Okay I wrote a REALLY LONG REVIEW AND ACCIDENTALLY DELETED IT. Basically:

• The more I think about this book the more I liked it - I appreciate the length of time it takes Amelia to reveal her personality and trust Cam enough to rely on him.
• Cam has everything a Kleypas hero should! I love how determined he is to care for Amelia and help her family.
• Not clear to me how much research Kleypas actually did into Romany culture at this time and I will say Merripen's role in the Hathaway family makes me feel WEIRD. 
• The haunting was so unexpected and genuinely moving??
• The sex was PERFECT. 
• I look forward to the rest of the series but be warned this book deals with some dark themes! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Suicide attempt, Grief, Sexual content, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, and Xenophobia

srah's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Suicidal thoughts

gemin1reader's review against another edition

3.0

Not a huge fan of the hero and his ‘possessiveness’ and some of the other characters sort of lacked charm so just came off a bit annoying. 

It was interesting to read a non-traditional Roma hero though and I do like Amelia and her endless suffering as the eldest daughter. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Drug abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Racism and Alcoholism

lau_ra_line's review against another edition

2.0

First though this was just a normal fluffy, bland read, but it had some cringe around racalization of Romani people and later one one explitly racist (sex) scene - 4/5ths in, sneaky that. 
Also one person is cured by depression and suicidal ideation by a mild exorcism in the last few pages, which came quite out of the blue. 
1 star added for some likeable side characters
1 star added for the background pining of the couple from the sequel

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Suicide attempt

merlinandrose'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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism

smuttymcbookface's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

After that one scene in Devil in Winter where Cam stole a kiss, I've been eagerly anticipating his own book. The wait was definitely worth it.

Cam, with all his suave confidence, felt like the perfect match for an over-whelmed yet never faltering Amelia. It was easy to envision these two falling in love, and captivating to read. I didn't mind the additional paranormal aspects in this book, and enjoyed the setup for the other characters' romances.

My main gripe for this story was how unrealistic it was for Amelia and Cam to continuously be together whilst she refused to marry him, with only one character reproaching them. I never had a problem with any of the Wallflower books in this sense, which is why it's such a gripe for me. However, I will add that the writing for those scenes was much better in this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Chronic illness