Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

A Lady's Guide to Scandal by Sophie Irwin

6 reviews

anamustacho's review against another edition

lighthearted slow-paced

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

2.75

Although I like the idea of a lady finding her own voice and expressing it during not so great time for women, including some romance, it was very predictable and the characteristics somewhat rushed and not polished enough. Yet, at the same time, it fits the original thought, feminist. 

It did not satisfy my appetite for regency era storytelling. 

I will say the voice actor did a marvelous job. It was funny and spot on.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Infertility, Gaslighting, Racism, Lesbophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, and Colonisation

brynpemery's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.5

The first half was enjoyable. And then everyone’s decisions—Eliza’s in particular—stopped making any sense at all. It felt like they made them simply to get the plot where the author wanted it to go, but not because of any real impetus within the world of the novel. For example,

Eliza declaring that she won’t marry Somerset at all because she can’t wait six months (or, for that matter, Somerset declaring that they cannot marry for so long in the first place)

was baffling especially since that reasoning went fairly uncontested by the other characters involved. It was convenient plot-wise but I’m not convinced that the decision was in character. A great example of a book where maybe actually everybody just needs to put a pause on romance before they’ve had some therapy. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Infertility

Minor: Lesbophobia, Pregnancy, and Infidelity

jinjaritia's review against another edition

I enjoyed the first book but halfway through this I could tell I wouldn’t like where it was going. I looked up some reviews and confirmed my suspicions that this wasn’t the book for me. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity and Racism

bessadams's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Racism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Classism, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, and Death

Minor: Pregnancy

callidoralblack's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Classism, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Racism, Blood, Bullying, Infertility, Alcohol, Sexism, and Injury/Injury detail

naomi_k's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Classism, Colonisation, Misogyny, Infidelity, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, and Racism