Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

The Duke and I by Julia Quinn

11 reviews

quinn22's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-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

3.0


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ghostmomxoxo's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

2.5


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firstkhao's review against another edition

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emotional funny sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

The book is an easy reading, however
I just can't get over how Daphne rapes Simon and that is portrayed as some form of empowerment. It was not necessary for the plot in anyway, the problems could be resolved in another way and, more importantly, by the way it was though about by the characters later it almost felt as if the author knew how it would be received, knew it was wrong and then decided to keep it in the book anyway.
I will probably read the rest of the books because I'm chronically curious, but I do hope this sort of thing is not common in all of them. 

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arcticfox613's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful relaxing fast-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

4.25


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livbugg's review against another edition

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

1.5

wow Netflix made a book better, that’s shocking

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kayanna26's review against another edition

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adventurous 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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taylorsevalia's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5


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lisa_m's review against another edition

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emotional

2.0

I read this book because I wanted to know what the hype was about.
Well it's definitely problematic. Maybe even more problematic than the series.
I did enjoy parts of the story but the relationship is surely toxic and the representation as well.

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sofiya's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-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

Problematic parts aside (because there are definitely a few), I don't understand why this book seems to be one of the least favorites over the series. Personally, I thought Simon and Daphne were a really lovely and cute couple. There were also some hilarious parts of this book that had me cackling, which is always nice. 

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rbookish's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

this was honestly so cute

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