Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

One Dance with a Duke by Tessa Dare

6 reviews

kyriannaj's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Alcohol, Addiction, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Classism, and Grief

Minor: Vomit, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Murder, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

pink_southpaw's review against another edition

emotional funny relaxing 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction

gemin1reader's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted

4.5

God I just love a Tessa Dare romance. I have no idea how she does it but I’m always invested in the main characters within minutes. 

The hero, Spencer, is a completely emotionally stunted yet unbearably handsome idiot and while many things he do would be incredibly problematic in real life - this is not real life. Therefore, he’s dreamy 👌🏻 lots of extra drama to the plot in this one too which I enjoyed. Going to read the next in the series immediately!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent, Violence, Addiction, Pregnancy, and Blood

haley49's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted reflective 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? Yes

4.75

Just what I wanted from this story. Executed every trope to perfection and the conflicts throughout the story felt genuine and realistic—apart from the rushed marriage of course. I liked and sympathized with both main characters and look forward to the other books in the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Death of parent, Classism, Animal death, Pregnancy, Murder, and Death

Minor: Addiction, Blood, Cursing, Kidnapping, War, and Violence

laura_mcloughlin's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.5

 This book is 12 years old and it shows. I really enjoy Tessa Dare's books but haven't read too many of her early works. This one is mostly ok. I liked the main romance between the hero and heroine and on one hand I liked that Spencer's reasons for wanting to own the horse were important but not earth shatteringly so. I also appreciated that he realized that himself and was ready to move on.

My biggest problem with this book was Claudia and the handling of her story. While I appreciate that Spencer and Amelia are going to support her and help her in whatever way possible I also thought that they needed to be angrier on her behalf. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Animal death

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, and Adult/minor relationship

threeundertwopnw's review

emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Classism, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, and Mental illness

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Murder, Death of parent, Rape, Animal death, Sexual assault, and Sexual content