Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Portrait of a Scotsman by Evie Dunmore

36 reviews

jencolumb0's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

If I could give this book ten stars, I would. It has it all: politics, emotional intelligence, well-written characters who develop through the story, grit, sex…. It’s the first third act break-up I have ever read that has literally brought me to tears (and I’ve read dozens and dozens of romance novels). Ms. Dunmore really sets a high water mark with this book. I adore it and could not recommend it more heartily.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Classism, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Sexual assault

connerme's review

adventurous emotional funny inspiring medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexism, Sexual content, and Classism

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Confinement, Infidelity, Grief, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Pregnancy

haley49's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

5.0

So, so good. Everything about this story was well paced and earned. I loved the discussion about women’s rights, class rights, and economics. It was refreshing to have Hattie care so much for her cause while also having hobbies and interests outside of it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Death

Moderate: Child death, Misogyny, Ableism, Alcoholism, Classism, Alcohol, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual assault, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Suicide

unsuccessfulbookclub's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Suicide

author2223's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Classism

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Child death

itsgnat's review against another edition

hopeful medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Grief

bexi's review against another edition

emotional funny informative lighthearted reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Misogyny

Moderate: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Sexual content, Death, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent, Suicide, Ableism, Blood, Child death, Confinement, and Panic attacks/disorders

eleek0609's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Violence, Grief, Classism, Child death, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

baearles's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Classism, Death, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Child abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Child death

Minor: Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, and Suicide

danielle_isreading's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective tense 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

5.0

Absolutely phenomenal. Evie Dunmore is unmatched.

This book is everything I had hoped The Duke and I would be—it doesn’t just say “women are inexperienced and kept naive!,” it delves deeper and begins to challenge it.

Hattie is immensely likable and is the person we all want to root for. Lucian has so much depth and honestly I found him really likable in a different way. He’s a PERFECT broody and unwitting hero.

I wish we’d gotten a little more of Hattie’s friends, and the journey at the end seemed a bit abrupt, but it worked overall so I can’t complain.

All the stars. Auto-buy author for sure.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent and Child death