Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

A Sir Phillip, con amore by Julia Quinn

128 reviews

mariskyjy's review against another edition

Thought I would grow to like Eloise's love interest after hearing more of his back story, but I can't stand him.

Tw: noncon, child abuse, mention of post partum depression below

• said he hadn't had sex in a long time and went to visit wife marina. "She didn't say no," (I think the implication was PPD) but seemed disinterested. He felt awful afterwards, which is a *great* excuse (sarcasm)

• the kids are terrified of him. "His" son asks, upon getting in trouble, "are you going to hit us?" And Philip is a menacing presence to them, and doesn't know how to parent them. Like even if you have never hit your kid(s) (which Eloise is convinced that she's *such* a good judge of character, despite only meeting this guy within the last week, that Phillip could *never* abuse his kids), they shouldn't be terrified that you're going to. End of sentence. No, wait: fuck this guy. Now end of sentence.

• spoiler, the "reasoning" for this is eventually that his father was horribly abusive towards him, and Phillip is trying not to be like him. Cool reason, bro. I get that therapy was not a huge thing back then (assuming) but my god. Work on yourself to not be like your father.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Sexual content, Death, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse

Minor: War

pauline79's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Feels like it’s missing something but can’t put my finger on it. The series confuses me on how Phillip and Eloise will meet but have to forget it and go with the book. Interesting to see how the series will deal with this story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Physical abuse and Death of parent

abby2503's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Death of parent, Suicide, Death, and Grief

Minor: Child abuse

codenamemomnextdoor's review against another edition

funny lighthearted sad medium-paced

• 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Death of parent

Minor: Grief and Child abuse

jessk349's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Death of parent, Rape, and Suicide

hcgambrell's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death of parent, and Sexual content

esv_'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

• 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Death, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, and Grief

Minor: Torture, Rape, Grief, Body horror, Misogyny, and Violence

imsuchasimp's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful 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

4.25

🌶️🌶️/5. Loved the beauty and the beast re-telling! I personally think it was the right amount of spice for a book like this. My second favorite of the series

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death of parent, and Self harm

ambrosiablue's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

1.5

I read this book because I liked the Netflix show so much that I wanted to read ahead. I regret it, and hope Netflix does a better job with Eloise's story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Grief, Suicide, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Death

lerl_'s review against another edition

slow-paced

• 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

2.0

i think i can fairly say that reading this means i've also read men are from mars, women are from venus. 

eloise deserved so much better than a man that sexually assaulted his suicidal wife and then neglects his children after her death. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Suicide attempt