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guntergirl13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Suicide
Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Grief, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Toxic relationship
solinel7'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? No
3.0
It was entertaining enough for me to finish it.
Phillip is insufferable in many of the scenes.
Eloise is neurodivergent, imo.
The kids are some of the best parts of the book and we barely got scenes with them.
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Graphic: Suicide attempt, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Medical content, Mental illness, and Self harm
Minor: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
readyforit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I’ve really been enjoying the series up until Eloise’s story. This book missed the mark for several reasons for me, mostly because I just think the whole premise of Eloise running away to marry a man she’s never met doesn’t sound like her at all. In the book, marina is a bridgerton cousin, still married to sir Phillip crane instead of his brother George who died in the war. She dies young and Eloise writes to Phillip, and they begin a year of correspondence before Phillip asks her to visit to see if they would be a good match for marriage. He only seems concerned with having her be a mother to his two unruly (and neglected and abused) children, and not as having her as a wife or partner. You expect some misogyny with historical fiction books but this one was especially bad, and I never found myself rooting for Phillip. In fact, I’d say he’s the villain of this story. Eloise deserves better and so do his kids. I am curious about how they will incorporate this book into the show. Before reading any of the books I had hoped they would allow Eloise to remain unmarried and maybe she would pursue writing or something, and after reading her story I can say I do NOT want it in the show without SIGNIFICANT changes to Phillip’s personality, the kids’ storyline, and how they insulted marina for having depression. I won’t be rereading this book and this was unfortunately the first in the series that I didn’t enjoy.
Graphic: Death of parent, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Sexism, Suicide attempt, and Suicide
Moderate: Sexual content and Sexual assault
Minor: Pregnancy
annahamburger'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Rape, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Mental illness, Abandonment, and Child abuse
Moderate: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Grief, and Misogyny
Minor: Ableism, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Violence, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Blood
prashiie'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
3.0
Graphic: Suicide, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Child abuse
Moderate: Physical abuse, Classism, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Pregnancy
adiloretto's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual harassment
mandurpandur's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.25
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Child abuse, and Physical abuse
Minor: Sexual content
megb64's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Sexual assault, Sexism, Grief, Child abuse, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, and Mental illness
lexnicole's review
4.0
Graphic: Grief, Suicide, Child abuse, Death of parent, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt
nicolette's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
But I felt like Eloise and Philip's relationship could be further developed. By the end of the book, it still felt like they had a long way to go to go. You could like that and find that realistic, but I just wasn't convinced.
Minor: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Suicide attempt