Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas

36 reviews

kuroko's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Ableism

Moderate: Violence and Abandonment

leahemf'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Gun violence

Minor: Fatphobia

ember_eyes_are_for_tigers's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

The novel begins incredibly strong, with the two main characters seemingly opposites and having to work through their differences to make the best of their situation.
What I believe is the strongest point of this book is the incredible character development that both protagonists go through, especially Sebastian.
That said, however, halfway through the novel begins to fall a bit flat and, if you read other novels by the same author, you could even start noticing than in most novels one of the main protagonists falls ill, gets injured or is in some way physically altered (I’m including inebriation) for the story to continue developing.
In this specific case of this novel I believe that

having Sebastian injured by a gunshot

was rather unnecessary and felt rather forced. 
Nevertheless, the book is incredibly enjoyable!

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Death of parent, Gun violence, and Domestic abuse

hellobellarose's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted 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? It's complicated

3.0

Cute marriage of convenience romance, some iffy elements including racism 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Gun violence, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Sexual content, and Death

Moderate: Kidnapping, Racism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Confinement

Minor: Kidnapping

Use of G slur to refer to a Roma character and racialized language and stereotyping around him. Main character marries to escape abuse

kimib79's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious tense 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

Having not read the Autumn book, I was able to find Sebastian quite attractive. I do love a marriage of convenience.
Quick, spicy read 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Sexual content, and Grief

cepbreed's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

Now this is what I'm talking about! After the trainwreck that was the last book I was seriously having doubts about my determination to give Kleypas another chance, and I wasn't disappointed! Unlike in It Happened One Autumn the main characters are actually very likable! Shocking considering how much redemption St. Vincent had to go through, yet Kleypas managed it. Everything he did in the previous book was terrible, and it made me hate him, yet the new side of him we saw, with the help of Evie's perspective made him an instant favorite for me. Maybe it's my bias for the shy girl and bold guy trope but this novel was infinitely better. St. Vincent became a male lead I actually loved, the slow realization that he's falling for Evie had me in such a chokehold, I eat that shit up everytime! I'm sorry for doubting you Lisa Kleypas 🙏 If I had read this before It Happened One Autumn maybe I would've given Lillian and Marcus more grace

Songs:

• Sparks Fly - Taylor Swift 
• Norman fucking Rockwell - Lana Del Rey  
• Million Dollar Man - Lana Del Rey

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, Racism, Grief, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Child abuse, and Death

Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Murder, Alcohol, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Medical content

Minor: Alcoholism, Rape, Ableism, Infidelity, and Pregnancy

lauramparis's review

emotional lighthearted 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

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent, Terminal illness, Murder, and Death

Minor: Emotional abuse, Medical content, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Body horror, Classism, Dementia, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

racheldida's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Gun violence

local_hat's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.0

This one came out in 2009. Not even that old! And while it proves my point that romance used to get much better copyediting, the casual racism, casual fat-hate, casual classism, casual ableism, and casual iffy consent have aged a lot less well. I definitely used to love Kleypas and her multiple series set in the same universe... and now I think I'm glad I fell away from them and haven't re-read any recently.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Violence, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Classism, Terminal illness, Fatphobia, and Gun violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Ableism, Racial slurs, Racism, and Kidnapping

Minor: Rape

rearic's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Moderate: Terminal illness and Death of parent

Minor: Physical abuse, Stalking, and Alcoholism