Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Portrait of a Scotsman by Evie Dunmore

14 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

caelfind's review against another edition

challenging 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Violence, Misogyny, and Sexism

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

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

_alyssar_'s review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, Classism, Death of parent, and Violence

Moderate: Death

Minor: Blood, Alcohol, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, and Sexism

macykey's review

challenging emotional funny lighthearted reflective 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

This is the best one of this series yet! You get information about the rest of the ladies without them being relegated to the background. How Lucian and Hattie’s relationship progressed was so satisfying! Her affections for him grew as she learned more about him and realized he wasn’t 100% what she thought. And Lucian turned out to love more deeply than half of the male love interests in these types of books. The discussion of politics and art were so satisfying and I love how Lucian’s affections grew for Hattie BECAUSE of her intellect. He never diminishes her ADHD or dyslexia and instead almost sees it as the reason for her being smarter than everyone else. And the spice? OH MY LORD. We love to see a woman enjoy having sex just to have it and go deeper into her pleasures and fantasies. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Gun violence and Violence

Minor: Murder and Confinement

kb33's review

emotional fast-paced

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

3.0

The first book in this series was great, but the second two weren’t nearly as good, and this one reminds me why. Hattie is immature - which is exactly how her character should be, considering she’s probably not more than 20, a virgin, and very sheltered by her rich family. I was surprised and disappointed by the direction this book took to get to the end. It felt very overdramatized, and very like Hattie didn’t feel special enough. Which, with the way her marriage started and the way her family treated her, is a fair way to feel, but this trope was tired a few decades ago, and always struck me as very childlike. To conclude, this was a decent book but it wasn’t for me. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, and Violence