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inmidnights's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Also, Benedict is the worst Bridgerton brother. How can this misogynist ass be raised by a strong woman like Lady Bridgerton?! Sure, it’s fixed at the end because Quinn at least “develops” her characters, but again—how did he grow up like this in the feminist-for-its-time Bridgerton household?!
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexism
julesadventurezone's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
The Cinderella storyline with the cartoonishly evil stepmother really detracted from what was an interesting central conflict.
Julia Quinn also did a good job at the beginning of the novel, when she wrote very nicely about
Out of the side characters only one had any significant development. The Bridgertons, especially Violet were all very nice and reasonably witty, though it seemed odd to me that no one had any objections to Sophie. Very modern sentiments from these period characters.
The sex scenes were unremarkable to bad. The audiobook narration probably didn't help.
The narrator did a nice voice for Sophie and other female characters but made all male characters including the ever so dashing Benedict sound like old men. Genuinely bad.
Graphic: Sexual content and Classism
Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Confinement, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Deportation
Contains attempted rape by a group of men. Contains consent issues during sexual scenes on par with Julia Quinn's usual writing.writtenbydnicole's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, and Pregnancy
Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, and Death of parent
rbookish's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, and Death of parent
alzu's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Sexism