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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
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
tak_everlasting's review against another edition
- 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
2.5
i truly don't know if the book was good/bad, a true 3 am reading experience
also for a more "modern" version of historical romance, it still had a massive age & experience gap, and that was very uncomfortable. did not help that he highkey manipulated her into the relationship at first.
the fact that she still gets to study her art in paris after being married is both too much and not enough. it comes too late to really matter, and i get sick of annoying classmates sexually harrassing the protagonist being a set up for him being possessive,,, dunmore please read the room, no one wanted that.
any representation this book had was very much "BEHOLD, A BISEXUAL" about it and while i can speak to some of the adhd stuff being accurate, sometimes i could've sworn it was her only personality trait (see premise of the book, where she ends up at his house because she's IMPULSIVE, see isn't that so quirky of her?? completely forgetting the social requirements of your class and time period is something i /always/ do.)
also the fact that he talks about his former mistresses is cringe. i do not care. i don't give a flying fig about the male love interests prior dalliances, and in fact i'd rather prefer if they were both on a level playing field of either a) both having no sexual experience or b) both having some sexual experience, to about the same degree.
it doesn't have to be historically accurate. no one <i>wants</i> a historical romance to be particularly accurate. and if you're going to market yourself as being a more progressive voice in the genre, please don't slap a basic notion of feminism on your characters and call it a day, leaving all the musty pitfalls of the genre lying just beneath, waiting for an unsuspecting reader to fall through
also for a more "modern" version of historical romance, it still had a massive age & experience gap, and that was very uncomfortable. did not help that he highkey manipulated her into the relationship at first.
any representation this book had was very much "BEHOLD, A BISEXUAL" about it and while i can speak to some of the adhd stuff being accurate, sometimes i could've sworn it was her only personality trait (see premise of the book, where she ends up at his house because she's IMPULSIVE, see isn't that so quirky of her?? completely forgetting the social requirements of your class and time period is something i /always/ do.)
also the fact that he talks about his former mistresses is cringe. i do not care. i don't give a flying fig about the male love interests prior dalliances, and in fact i'd rather prefer if they were both on a level playing field of either a) both having no sexual experience or b) both having some sexual experience, to about the same degree.
it doesn't have to be historically accurate. no one <i>wants</i> a historical romance to be particularly accurate. and if you're going to market yourself as being a more progressive voice in the genre, please don't slap a basic notion of feminism on your characters and call it a day, leaving all the musty pitfalls of the genre lying just beneath, waiting for an unsuspecting reader to fall through
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Toxic relationship
meenakshisathish's review
emotional
mysterious
relaxing
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? Yes
4.25
If I were to rate the books in this series from best to worst, it would be Bringing Down the Duke, A Portrait of a Scotsman, and then a Rogue of One's Own. Let's see what the fourth book has to come!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Colonisation and Gun violence
Minor: Sexual harassment, Racism, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, and Child abuse
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