Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

The Sum of All Kisses by Julia Quinn

11 reviews

smuttymcbookface's review

medium-paced

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

4.25

This was a sweet book with nice representation and smile-evoking conversations. My only dislike was it got a little bonkers at the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, and Homophobia

Moderate: Sexual content, Blood, Gun violence, Medical content, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Rape and Sexual violence

gemin1reader's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted

5.0

I bloody loved this. Sarah and Hugh will forever have a special place in my heart. 

This is literally all I want from a historical romance - enemies to lovers, forced proximity, slow realisation that they’re in love, dances and weddings and aristocratic entertainment and some ridiculous melodrama thrown in too. Hugh is disabled following a duel and as a result is very buttoned up, so I loved seeing Sarah start to look past his injury and his past mistakes to really see him - it was beautiful 🥲

I also just love Sarah’s sisters, Frances, Elizabeth and Harriet, who provide very entertaining comic relief and just read so much like real siblings. 

You probably could read this as a standalone but will enjoy/understand it more if you read the first two in the series. Only one mildly spicy scene! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Homophobia, and Kidnapping

elizherlihy's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Ableism

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violence, and Homophobia

not_asha01's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Death, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Ableism, Alcohol, Bullying, Classism, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Outing, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Toxic friendship

haley49's review

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Homophobia, Pregnancy, and Sexual violence

itsgnat's review against another edition

hopeful medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Stalking

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

izmc's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

3.0

i… i don’t know what to do with this… it wasn’t horrible, but between the lackluster ableism plot-line that goes basically no where (it had the makings of something for someone who has never really thought about disabled people before the very second they read the book). and on top of that is the sudden rape discussion and descriptions that was so jarring i almost stoped at like 90%.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism and Homophobia

Minor: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

embla_v's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted

4.5

Sara är strandsatt på bröllop som inte är hennes egna och det värsta är att hon måste spendera tiden med Hugh. Hugh som sköt hennes kusin Daniel och sedan fick honom att fly landet. 

Hugh och Sara hade inte ett så bra första möte men tiden läcker sår, så kanske kan man bort se från det. 

Som vanligt bjuder Julia Quinn på dramatik, underhållning och romans i stora lass. Tredje delen i Smythe-Smith-kvartetten leverar lika mycket underhållning som resten av serien och Brigerton böckerna. Oerhört underhållande, måste läsning för alla Julia Quinn fans. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Ableism, Alcohol, Medical content, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicide, Violence, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexism

bookswstella's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted relaxing 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? Yes

4.25

I really liked it! 
Sarah is a badass, I love her! 

I loved the ens of the book where Sarah scared Lord Ramsgate away, it was a girl power-moment! I loved the way Hugh Dantes to protect Sarah and he felt like he wasn’t enough for her but she made sure he knew he was. And when they meet outside in the middle of the night!<3

Still have To read the last one but this is definetitely my favorite in the quartett so far! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Stalking, and Deadnaming

Minor: Alcohol and Sexual violence

pripple's review

funny lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Minor: Sexual violence and Domestic abuse