Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn

115 reviews

ducktofu's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: Death of parent

blueskyreview's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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

3.5

I was not expecting Benedict Bridgerton's story to be so cinderella-esque. Benedict meets and falls for the Woman in Silver, aka Sophie Beckett, at his family's masquerade ball only for her to then run off at midnight, resulting in Benedict spending years unable to find her while thinking he's missed his one chance at love. Very Prince Charming 👑 

Benedict's refusal to take no for an answer did infuriate me throughout the book and again with the anger, wth. 

I absolutely adored Sophie, though! Watching her grow and interact with the Bridgertons warmed my heart. Mama Bridgerton was amazing in this, and l loved seeing more of her character.

I enjoyed the showdown towards the end of the book, and I cackled when a certain someone got their comeuppance.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Fatphobia and Death of parent

Attempted group sexual assault

theasi's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Vomit and Deportation

juliaureads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual content, and Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual violence, Slavery, and Toxic relationship

ghostmomxoxo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent and Alcohol

thebankofbooks's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

britwalsh16's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This has been my favorite Bridgerton book so far!! And maybe that’s partially because I just LOVE fairytale retellings, especially Cinderella ones (even though Disney’s animated Cinderella is not my favorite in the least). But also cause Benedict is officially my favorite (in the books atleast), book Anthony & Colin were very lacking, I love them in the show, but their book personalities had a lot of… I guess faults, that I was not a fan of. But Benedict… I don’t know what it is…but Benedict just stole my heart! 

Especially the moment he realized he wanted to marry Sophie despite him thinking she was just a maid. He proved to be sweet & caring, and willing to say fuck society for this girl that he just couldn’t help but love!! It’s inspiring, and we all deserve a Benedict Bridgerton! 💜

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Misogyny, Medical content, Abandonment, and Deportation

Minor: Infidelity, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

maddysoup's review against another edition

mysterious medium-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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Sexual content, and Death of parent

age gap romance

blchabot's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

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

3.75

A sweet Cinderella re-telling. I loved seeing Benedict's POV and found myself giggling at the banter between Benedict and Sophie often.

A traditional Victorian-era romance so not much to comment on with respect to world building. The villain Duchess of Penwood gave me big Angelica Houston vibes and the "ugly sisters" felt very much Ever After coded.

A fun, light-hearted romance with a surprising yet satisfying ending.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual assault

picaresquedreamer's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Gaslighting, and Classism

Moderate: Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment