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rickireadss's review
4.25
representation: Latine FMC (Dominican)
content warnings:
Graphic: Misogyny, Death of parent, Racism, and Sexism
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Gun violence, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, and Classism
sarahmcg's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, and Sexual content
Minor: Gun violence and Fire/Fire injury
emfass's review
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content and Alcohol
Moderate: Racism, Misogyny, Sexism, Classism, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Colonisation
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, and Slavery
thereadinghammock's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Enter James Evanston Sinclair. Titled and landed gentry, move freely among the fellow exhibitors due to his title and gender enough to get his foot in the door and then let his whiskey speak for itself. After running into each other three times in just a few days, Luz Alana a favor turns into a mutually beneficial plan. Turns out, his connections and her tenaciousness they're quite the team. And a marriage of convenience would give them both exactly what they need to access the inheritance they've both been locked out of because of a marriage clause.
But what happens when this marriage of convenience turns into more than just convenience? Luz Alana and Evan dance around their feelings for each other like professional dancers. The fact that they both spend so much of the book lying to themselves that "It's just until we both get what we need, then we divorce and go our separate ways." Like they both aren't completely obsessed with each other. There were a few twists here and there that were a delightful surprise and kept the story from feeling too "tropey" in the unduly predictable way that historicals can go. And I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of Las Leonas get their HEA's!
Graphic: Sexual content and Misogyny
Minor: Classism, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Gaslighting, and Racism
cassielaj's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Racism, Sexual content, Misogyny, Alcohol, Grief, and Sexism
Moderate: Death of parent and Forced institutionalization
fromjuliereads's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
My only criticism is that this heavily relied on the two characters just not talking to each other which is something I struggle with... it makes me very frustrated as the reader. BUT I still thoroughly enjoyed the fake marriage trope.
Moderate: Sexual content, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, and Death of parent
Minor: Forced institutionalization, Sexism, Colonisation, Toxic relationship, and Fire/Fire injury
qrschulte's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Alcohol, Classism, Colonisation, Misogyny, Sexism, Abandonment, Cursing, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Racism, Sexual content, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Body shaming, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Slavery, and Gaslighting
Minor: Infidelity
jackiepreston's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Misogyny, Sexism, and Racism
Moderate: Slavery
shaipanda's review against another edition
- 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
I loved Luz Alana and Evan together and just generally everything abt this book was amazinggg - ugh the chemistry holy shit so good
Graphic: Xenophobia, Sexism, Sexual content, and Racism
Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Misogyny, and Colonisation
Minor: Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, and Sexual violence
cowmingo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Racism and Sexism