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oceanelle's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
(Also, the number of times
Graphic: Sexism
Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment
Minor: Miscarriage
akswhy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Alcoholism
bnielsen214's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Sexual harassment
celery's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Cursing, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism
garbage_mcsmutly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.25
🌶️ 3.25/5
📝 I really enjoyed this story. I think both FMC Annabelle's and MMC Sebastian's viewpoints were valid considering their backgrounds, and the things keeping them apart made sense to them. I loved Annabelle overall, being such a smart and resourceful and self possessed woman. And Sebastian's deep well of feelings beneath his stony exterior.
I liked that there were lots of political details (re: suffragists, and Tories v Liberals, and Queen Victoria). I really love a historical that's not afraid to take a side in favor of basic human rights/dignity, and shows some progressive views, however anachronistic that may make it.
🎧 This was dual POV but a single (female) narrator, Elizabeth Jasicki. She did a good job with the voices and intonations so that most of the time it was easy to tell, for example, when someone was thinking something versus saying it aloud (this is a constant peril of audiobooks), or which character was speaking at any time.
🌶️ There were a handful of steamy scenes with a medium level of detail. And there was great chemistry between these two.
🏳️🌈✊ There wasn't really any traditional diversity to speak of in the book. No mention of race or ethnicity or sexual orientation that differed from "the norm" (white, English, straight). And I would've expected at least one or two bi or lesbian characters in a story centered around the women's rights movement. There were different social classes represented, which kinda counts as a type of diversity, when we're talking British historicals?
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, and Classism
Moderate: Confinement and Infidelity
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
rxbynelena's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I read it very quickly, and I did enjoy it. However, my issues included:
1) his name being Montgomery. who could say that in bed ? sebastian is hardly better (can acknowledge this may be my own aversion to posh boys coming through)
2) mr man acting far too predatory for the fact that this book was published in the year of our lord 2019 - was the author describing a horny man or a feral jungle cat ?? With all the talk of prowling and predators, we’ll never know.
seriously though the initial intimate scenes felt very threatening. at one point Annabelle literally says how panicked she is to be alone with him (and not in a fun flirty way!)
3) i wanted more of the girlies! too much man, too little suffragist action xo
Moderate: Sexual harassment
kschmaltz's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexism, and Sexual harassment
agw622's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, and Classism
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Police brutality, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Death of parent, and Colonisation
booksandteatime's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Moderate: Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
welaneyding's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.25
Graphic: Sexual content and Sexual harassment