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Reputation by Lex Croucher

61 reviews

d0000dle's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

samvansam's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, and Violence

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Death of parent, Medical content, Lesbophobia, Vomit, and Rape

camsara99's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book took a predictable plot structure and added many unpredictable details. It keeps a realistic tone and attitude from the characters throughout the novel, even when events take a slow and almost unnoticeable turn for the darker. So many regency era stories are polished and full of proper society. While this book is set within proper society, Croucher has done an excellent job telling a story about the seedy underbelly of that society while still having a fun narrative. I found myself having complicated feelings about the characters, which is always a sign of a great writer. The only thing that kept this from being 5 stars for me is that the plot was a bit predictable at times, but I think that comes with the genre territory.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Sexual content, and Racism

Minor: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent

abby3890's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Drug use, and Alcohol

Moderate: Rape and Death of parent

booksandcat's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? Yes

4.5

I loved this book. It was so easy to get into and kept me interested all the way through. The characters all felt very multidimensional. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Slavery

katie_may07's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

simixfe's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

gracehessian's review

adventurous challenging funny tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Death of parent and Drug use

Minor: Abandonment, Blood, Grief, Homophobia, Racism, and Toxic friendship

maggiemay's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Caroline Bingley wishes she could Mean Girl like this!!! Reputation is a stellar novel debut from Lex Croucher and I have to say, Lex absolutely nailed it. I have always loved the Regency era for historical fiction but I often find that many people try to copy the structure of Jane Austen without actually hitting the social commentary relevant to the time period Austen was writing within. But that critique of social norms is absolutely crucial to the stories that Jane was writing. Likewise, Lex has written a hilarious yet hard-hitting romp that feels relevant to me as a contemporary reader. Reputation flawlessly walks the line between bad girl energy and the confines of the time period's social hierarchy. Money, class, and social standing all play a major role in who "gets away" with doing what, and for whom a Reputation really matters. (Forgive my title drop.) Lex just pulls back the curtain a little bit more than Jane ever would, and focuses on a type of story that I really haven't gotten to see play out in this time period.

I found myself truly feeling for all the characters, even our leading Mean Girl herself. Because Georgiana is whisked into this high-scandal world with such intimacy and freedom, she is able to understand more of the motivations behind Frances & Co.'s choices later on. But because we understand the risks that come along with that world, I watched some of Georgiana's decisions play out with hand-wringing, nail-biting nervousness.  While heavy at times, the harsher (much harsher) side of this high-class, rich, party world felt thoroughly in line with the tone and pace of the rest of the book. A thoroughly satisfying ending brought it back full circle: not too neatly tied off with a bow - but exactly what I could have hoped, for each of the characters I had come to care so much for. 

Pick up this book as soon as you get the chance! It's a delight; I read it in less than 24 hours because I simply could not put it down! Bonus points for this book if you love fun letter-writing correspondence within a book because the letters back and forth are A+, one of my absolute favorite parts. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Alcohol, and Drug use

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death of parent, Death, and Racism

kiaelisereads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Drug use, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent, Physical abuse, and Racism