Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by KJ Charles

11 reviews

amyteurhour's review against another edition

3.5

Content warning: homophobia, outing, classism, racism, violence, death, infidelity, neglect, abandonment, child abuse, sexism, sexual assault, kidnapping, torture

This was super steamy from the get-go. I thought the two main protagonists were likable and easy to root for. The last quarter was super tense, but it kind of ends rather abruptly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Outing, Abandonment, Classism, and Death

onefineelephant's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

10/10. I accidentally read the second book (about Luke) first before reading this one but I'm not necessarily mad at the order since they are fairly standalone books. I do think it was an interesting perspective to have so much knowledge of Luke when he was not so much in this book until the end. Because I read the other book first, I more or less knew what was going to happen in this one but somehow I was still so surprised by the events. There is something about this author's writing style that makes me think about the characters and plot non-stop and yet also not have any idea where the story is going (in a good way). I love the genuine connection but also faults between Joss and Gareth. Their love is so wonderful, especially set in this time period. I also enjoyed the supporting characters quite a bit including the other Doomsdays and Gareth's new family. Overall, I highly recommend this book as well as the second. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Torture, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Outing, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexism, Stalking, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Minor: Abandonment, Ableism, Alcoholism, Medical content, and Misogyny

There is potential incest because a cousin implies to want to court his cousin but nothing actually happens. Also, at one point there is a threat of sexual assault/rape of a woman but this threat is not made to the woman and does not actually happen.

rhall19's review

adventurous emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Violence, Sexism, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Death

elliott_the_clementine's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Child abuse, Homophobia, Xenophobia, and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Sexual assault

fishfish's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious relaxing fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Murder, Confinement, Violence, Torture, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Death

Minor: Sexism and Racism

droggelbecher42's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Quick, fun read.
It wasn't a particularly special book, but even as someone that usually doesn't read romance I enjoyed it.
I liked the dynamic between the mcs and that they were actually willing to listen to each other and change their behaviour if it negatively effected their partner.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Kidnapping, Sexual content, and Torture

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death of parent, Child abuse, Classism, Domestic abuse, Murder, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Sexual harassment

blewballoon's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was a fantastic M/M Historical Romance. I loved these two main characters, I loved their chemistry, I loved how they were both gentle, loving souls who tried their best with all the circumstances and hardships that came their way. They regretted and apologized for their mistakes, they communicated, and they listened to each other. My favorite thing in a romance is healthy communication, and it's a good sign when an author can come up with other ways to create drama and tension despite the characters working well together. While the romance is fantastic, there is also a great cast of supporting characters and a really interesting setting. I listened to this on audiobook at 1.4 speed and I liked the narration.
Edit: Bumping this up to 5 stars after reading the sequel (which is also fantastic) because I realized I loved this book even more than I thought.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Death of parent, Blood, Homophobia, and Murder

Minor: Sexism and Sexual assault

the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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

4.0

A fun read by one of my favourite authors! The story telling of a KJ Charles story is always sublime and the characters are deeply likeable (even Gareth, who starts off being hard to enjoy and then becomes kind of precious as the book goes on). 

The relationship between Joss and Gareth felt a little rushed to me, and the chemistry a little lacking at parts. This being said, I still really enjoyed the read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, and Sexual content

Moderate: Stalking, Sexism, and Outing

Minor: Racism

purplepenning's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

An open-door, LGBTQ, Regency romance between a new baronet and the leader of a smuggling operation. High-stakes adventure, high-heat encounters, family support and family betrayal, lovely respectful communication (after requisite miscommunication), marshland entomology, Kentish dialect lessons, thoughtful discussions of the philosophies vs realities of war policies... As always, KJ Charles delivers an emotionally resonate, well-researched, entertaining historical with great diversity rep. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Child abuse

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Classism, Cursing, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Confinement, Homophobia, Outing, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Body shaming, and Violence

Minor: Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Deportation, Gun violence, Death of parent, Grief, Pregnancy, Slavery, and Colonisation

loveinpanels's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Child abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism and Sexism

Minor: Sexual violence and Slavery