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3.47 AVERAGE
3.47 AVERAGE
Estoy tan decepcionada con este libro... Eloise era una de mis hermanas favoritas y tenía muchas ganas de ver su historia pero... es que ha sido decepcionante. Sir Phillip no es el marido que esperaba para ella y su relación me ha dejado tan fría...
Sinceramente, lo mejor de la historia han sido Amanda y Oliver, a quienes quiero proteger con mi vida entera.
Qué rabia haber empezado el año con una lectura así...
Sinceramente, lo mejor de la historia han sido Amanda y Oliver, a quienes quiero proteger con mi vida entera.
Qué rabia haber empezado el año con una lectura así...
3,5 en realidad.
Debo decir que con esta saga tengo luces y sombras: el primero me gusto regular, el segundo y el tercero me encantaron! el cuarto me aburrió y este me ha entretenido sin mas aunque me ha gustado mas que el anterior y la verdad que me deja con ganas de leer el siguiente.
Debo decir que con esta saga tengo luces y sombras: el primero me gusto regular, el segundo y el tercero me encantaron! el cuarto me aburrió y este me ha entretenido sin mas aunque me ha gustado mas que el anterior y la verdad que me deja con ganas de leer el siguiente.
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
le plus nul de tous la preuve j’ai mis plus d’un an à le lire
I didn't have high expectations going into this book. I'd heard that the romance was strained and that our love interest had a lot of issues with putting in effort in to the relationship, and after having read it I can somewhat agree with that review.
To Sir Phillip, With Love wasn't the best love story in the world but I did appreciate that it brought to this romance series a lot of serious topics about what it means to form a lasting attachment by acknowledging the faults and trauma of a partner. Phillip's character is very nuanced, which I liked, however I think that this plays out in a pretty bad way in the book. His experience with Marina and his children make him an interesting and somewhat relatable character, but it still doesn't make me like him or root for him to be with Eloise even though it could have very easily have lended itself to that. There's a specific scene that is pretty much implying a sexual assault with Marina. He feels bad about it, therefore explaining him not touching her for the next 8 years. It's frustrating that the author feels the need to focus on blurry lines of consent though, because it seems to be meant as a way to victim blame to make us think that it wasn't Phillip's fault, but it only makes him look more like an asshole because he went through with it anyway.
Eloise as a character also disappointed me, her two character qualities are talkative and direct, and it was unbearable how many times we have this drilled into our heads. Show, don't tell, Quinn. She was insufferable all the way through the book because the author just really didn't feel the need to flesh her out. In this sense even with the few scenes we get of her in the show, we get a sense for who she is and what her motivations are. The book may explain some of her motivations, but we don't ever really get a good sense of why she falls in love with Phillip, especially from the letters. I really wish that we had had a good time with those, it could have been very sweet and highlighted an intellectual relationship, but it didn't and I'm very disappointed.
On another note, Marina's story is actually very heartbreaking to read and I noticed that although we can sympathize with Phillip having to witness her suicide attempt, and her episodes, a lot of the blame is put on herself for not being happy rather than on Phillip making more of an effort to try to help her. He says that he eventually gave up, but at the end he doesn't ever show any sort of sympathy for her and it's just another show of how mental illness is often unaddressed in the person themselves, but just by how they affect others, and this is a very one-sided and overall unhelpful discussion point.
Ultimately, I didn't buy this relationship whatsoever. There's a good foundation for attraction and affection, but I just didn't enjoy any of their interactions as they felt so forced, including the more intimate scenes. Along with this I just felt that the relationship as a whole was very toxic and I was sad for Eloise most of the time. Phillip is afraid of abusing his children, which I thought was an interesting thing to explore in the book, but even with this sentiment we hardly see him have any enjoyable scenes with the kids. Quinn could've had him more disinterested at difficult points within that relationship, like an argument, but no. Therefore, it comes off more that he isn't interested in his kids at all rather than simply parenting, which makes it more clear that the only reason he wants to marry Eloise is to pawn his children off on her, while at the same time not caring to get to know her as a person. I hope the screenwriters note these issues and make something amazing out of it, because it really was such a bore to read, although I will say that it provided quite a bit more intrigue than most of the previous books.
To Sir Phillip, With Love wasn't the best love story in the world but I did appreciate that it brought to this romance series a lot of serious topics about what it means to form a lasting attachment by acknowledging the faults and trauma of a partner. Phillip's character is very nuanced, which I liked, however I think that this plays out in a pretty bad way in the book. His experience with Marina and his children make him an interesting and somewhat relatable character, but it still doesn't make me like him or root for him to be with Eloise even though it could have very easily have lended itself to that. There's a specific scene that is pretty much implying a sexual assault with Marina. He feels bad about it, therefore explaining him not touching her for the next 8 years. It's frustrating that the author feels the need to focus on blurry lines of consent though, because it seems to be meant as a way to victim blame to make us think that it wasn't Phillip's fault, but it only makes him look more like an asshole because he went through with it anyway.
Eloise as a character also disappointed me, her two character qualities are talkative and direct, and it was unbearable how many times we have this drilled into our heads. Show, don't tell, Quinn. She was insufferable all the way through the book because the author just really didn't feel the need to flesh her out. In this sense even with the few scenes we get of her in the show, we get a sense for who she is and what her motivations are. The book may explain some of her motivations, but we don't ever really get a good sense of why she falls in love with Phillip, especially from the letters. I really wish that we had had a good time with those, it could have been very sweet and highlighted an intellectual relationship, but it didn't and I'm very disappointed.
On another note, Marina's story is actually very heartbreaking to read and I noticed that although we can sympathize with Phillip having to witness her suicide attempt, and her episodes, a lot of the blame is put on herself for not being happy rather than on Phillip making more of an effort to try to help her. He says that he eventually gave up, but at the end he doesn't ever show any sort of sympathy for her and it's just another show of how mental illness is often unaddressed in the person themselves, but just by how they affect others, and this is a very one-sided and overall unhelpful discussion point.
Ultimately, I didn't buy this relationship whatsoever. There's a good foundation for attraction and affection, but I just didn't enjoy any of their interactions as they felt so forced, including the more intimate scenes. Along with this I just felt that the relationship as a whole was very toxic and I was sad for Eloise most of the time. Phillip is afraid of abusing his children, which I thought was an interesting thing to explore in the book, but even with this sentiment we hardly see him have any enjoyable scenes with the kids. Quinn could've had him more disinterested at difficult points within that relationship, like an argument, but no. Therefore, it comes off more that he isn't interested in his kids at all rather than simply parenting, which makes it more clear that the only reason he wants to marry Eloise is to pawn his children off on her, while at the same time not caring to get to know her as a person. I hope the screenwriters note these issues and make something amazing out of it, because it really was such a bore to read, although I will say that it provided quite a bit more intrigue than most of the previous books.
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes