Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

To Sir Phillip, With Love by Julia Quinn

52 reviews

megb64's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Sexual assault, Sexism, Grief, Child abuse, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, and Mental illness

lexnicole's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicide, Child abuse, Death of parent, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt

nicolette's review against another edition

medium-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

I didn't enjoy this as much as the other books in the series. Maybe I wasn't in the right headspace, having binge-read the previous books before this.

But I felt like Eloise and Philip's relationship could be further developed. By the end of the book, it still felt like they had a long way to go to go. You could like that and find that realistic, but I just wasn't convinced.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

lisa00's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, and Child abuse

cleotheo's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Rape, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Death, Violence, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Grief, Mental illness, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Medical content, Death of parent, and Physical abuse

insanebookperson's review against another edition

emotional 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, Grief, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Suicide

booksalacarte's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

3.75

3.75⭐️ 3.25🌶️

Book 5 covers the marriage of convenience/love letters/single father side of romance tropes. I have to say that this is one of the top 3 in the series for me. 

Julia Quinn gets some things very right, but also some things very wrong. I didn’t like the snapshot into common Edwardian marriages, but to ignore expectation would be even more unrealistic. And for what it was I think it was handled well.

The trauma on top of trauma that Phillip had to work through was not delt with as well as I would have liked. His character had ostrich tendencies, which needs to be worked through with more than the time that was given. 

Elouise’s character was consistent from the first books and great. She is opinionated, brash, and she got a complicated relationship, but anything less wouldn’t have forced her to grow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Mental illness, and Suicide

Moderate: Death, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse

thaliareads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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

While this book is very good, compared to some of the other sibling's stories I typically find it falls a bit flat for me. Sometimes I struggle to see the Eloise from the previous books and even the Eloise in this book settling down with someone like Philip. However, their story is well put together and I adore the twins. So, if I put these preconceived notions of Eloise away and just focus on this book as a standalone I do really enjoy the general story it weaves.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, and Child abuse

Moderate: Death and Abandonment

Minor: War and Death of parent

As with the other Bridgerton books, this one is also spicy, so be aware that there will be graphic sexual content as the book progresses. The suicide attempt warning is for the very beginning of the book. I will put it under a spoiler tag if you are concerned:

The book starts when Philip is still married to his first wife. It is implied that she has struggled with depression for her entire life, and that it got worse after she gave birth to her children. This leads to her attempting to drown herself. While she was saved by Philip she did die from the cold she caught while wet from the pond.

. Childhood abuse is a theme that comes up quite frequently during the book:

It is discussed how Philip's father was physically abusive. They do discuss both the techniques visible and invisible his father would use to discipline him. Later in the book, it is also discovered that the twin's nanny was abusing them as well, ensuring it was done without leaving a mark to remain hidden

. For the minor mentions, Philip wouldn't be in his social position without the death of his older brother in the war and the death of his father, who previously held the title he now holds.

cocopeia's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship

saliwali's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Death of parent, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, and Suicide attempt