Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

A Caribbean Heiress in Paris by Adriana Herrera

7 reviews

lafillesversion's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• 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

3.0

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Read this for HEA Book Club and overall I enjoyed it! It was a breezy read, but I still wanted just a little more character development. Our FMC and MMC don’t go on a big development journey throughout the book. They seem largely the same at the end - just married.

Some scenes also moved a little too quickly. Of a book with Paris in the title, we’re certainly not in the City of Love for very long. (Though the 🌶️ on the Eiffel Tower is probably one of my favorite parts.) 

Again, this just left me wanting a little bit more. The next in the series is sapphic so I may still check it out. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia, Colonisation, and Racism

Minor: Death of parent, Gun violence, and Mental illness

kbairbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense 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

I loved this! The characters, the romance, the spice, the Latina representation, the hot Scottish man, the badass feminine power, saucy comebacks. Everything was delicious and delightful and I loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Classism, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Bullying, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Mental illness

sydapel's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.0

LET ADRIANA HERRERA WRITE ALL THE HISTORICAL ROMANCE!!! But seriously, this is so steeped in our female MC's badassery, with a romance that doesn't get in the way, but rather enhances her character. I adore the way Herrera writes Evan as being ridiculously in love with Luz Alana from the spot, but not in an overly possessive way.  The plot is a biitt more focused on Evan than Luz Alana, which I wasn't a huge fan of, but I liked the way their relationship conflict resolves. And you know, the steam isn't so bad either. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Racism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Colonisation and Mental illness

Minor: Slavery

thefatpaperback's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, Mental illness, Racism, Misogyny, Sexual content, Classism, and Grief

Moderate: Colonisation, Xenophobia, and Genocide

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

toffishay's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

Such a fun read and I am so looking forward to other installments in the Leonas series. Evan is so sexy and the chemistry with him and Luz is off the charts. The sex scenes are awesome and it takes a little while to get there. Their relationship has an interesting slow build feel despite the fact that they get together very quickly. It also does something that I love in Beverly Jenkins and other diverse historical romance that it recenters non-white narratives of the past. Luz's Dominican identity is central to who she is and she is not watered down for the sake of her Scottish love interest. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Xenophobia, Alcohol, Misogyny, Sexism, and Racism

Minor: Colonisation, Death of parent, Mental illness, Confinement, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Violence, and Classism

cerilouisereads's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Kidnapping and Mental illness

kimalah's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted 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

5.0

A historical romance that is not only sexy and trope-y and fun but looks at the effects of colonialism and how all those rich dukes got to be rich makes for a great read. I love Luz Alana and las Leonas and can’t wait for the next book. I love learning history while reading a historical.

I received this book as a Goodreads giveaway. My opinion is solely my own.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Bullying

Moderate: Grief, Mental illness, Slavery, Colonisation, Abandonment, Forced institutionalization, and Death of parent