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pattyblom's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Body shaming and Fatphobia
baearles's review
- 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
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
saeruh's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
4.75
The love story within this had amazing chemistry and was filled with tropes (forced proximity, strangers to enemies to lovers, love at first sight, grumpy/sunshine, probably more im forgetting) but also was such an original story. It was also both quite steamy and spicy which was a great bonus. I do think this is the best book and romance in the series (although I guess I’ll see how the fourth one coming out next year will change that). I loved the representation of living with a learning/comprehension disability in the 1800s that came with Hattie’s character. I thought it was incredibly well done. I also just loved Hattie in general, I have since the beginning of this series, she’s such a sweetheart and the sad way that she’s treated by her family that affects her own self esteem broke my heart. I also loved Lucian! He was so complex but so besotted with Hattie. There was an accurate portrayal of PTSD within his character as well. They were so great together even when they sort of hated each other. Lucian went through the Darcy-character-development and by the end of the story, he was changing his ways that Hattie had previously told him were his faults (aka actually listening to her concerns and actively changing his ways to make a lasting difference).
I quite liked the side characters, I thought they were all interesting and had enough time in the story for me to actually care about them/their futures. I wished we saw more of the friend group and all of them being together like in the previous books. I didn’t like beginning or the last few chapters before the epilogue. The former because I felt like Dunmore did not ease the reader into the story at all (i mean the first kiss is in the freaking first chapter) and instead just kind of threw you into the midst. The latter because
Anyways I do recommend this book, it was quite a bit of fun and informative, it had spice that made me blush quite hard, and I listened to the full audiobook in two days 😋👍
Minor: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Fatphobia, Grief, Sexual content, Body shaming, Child death, Classism, Death of parent, and Infidelity
meenakshisathish's review
- 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
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Colonisation and Gun violence
Minor: Sexual harassment, Racism, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, and Child abuse