Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

The Heiress: The Revelations of Anne de Bourgh by Molly Greeley

11 reviews

6emptynotebooks's review

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, Child abuse, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, and Pregnancy

tea_at_mole_end's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Sexual content, and Drug use

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Chronic illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Classism, and Child abuse

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, Ableism, Death, Child death, Lesbophobia, Sexual content, Blood, and Homophobia

Minor: Vomit, Infertility, Animal death, Pregnancy, Incest, and Alcohol

Betrothal between cousins, but no actual relationship.

hannah_steven's review against another edition

inspiring reflective slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Addiction

Moderate: Death of parent, Homophobia, and Death

Minor: Sexual content

blewballoon's review

emotional reflective slow-paced

• 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

3.0

I may have enjoyed this more if I had not just read The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow, which was pretty much exactly what I wanted from a Pride and Prejudice spinoff novel. This novel takes a darker and more modern tone with the subject matter it discusses and the type of language it uses. I had a hard time sympathizing with Anne and understanding her character because she spends what feels like the majority of the book in a contentedly drugged stupor. It's especially frustrating because she has such a uniquely privileged position and it takes forever to feel like she even begins to grasp that. The lgbtq+ aspects of the story were the most compelling and interesting. Many of the characters feel like props, with their motivations and personalities unclear. Apart from Lady Catherine De Bourgh, Colonel Fitzwilliam, Darcy, and Elizabeth, there aren't many characters involved from the original Pride and Prejudice story. Darcy and Elizabeth only play a very small role. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use

Minor: Sexual content

lord_morpheus's review

emotional hopeful tense slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug use, Medical trauma, Drug abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexism, Confinement, Medical content, Death of parent, and Homophobia

Minor: Outing, Sexual content, Ableism, Vomit, and Body shaming

hmatt's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

Another great contemporary addition to the <I>P&P</I> universe. I'm finding that I quite enjoy these stories where we deep-dive into a minor character. 

For whatever reason, though, I wasn't quite as compelled by this novel as I was by <I>The Other Bennet Sister</I>, which is the last one of these takes I read. This one is a bit lighter on plot, maybe, and it feels a bit too long. Part 4, in my opinion, was completely unnecessary and can be omitted from your reading.

Moreover, what the f is the author trying to say about substance dependency and abuse in Part 4?? Because it kind of seems like they're glamourizing it by having Ann return to using laudanum, which is not cool.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Classism, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Drug use, Gaslighting, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Pregnancy, Grief, Medical content, Death of parent, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Outing and Rape

Minor "rape" tag refers to one instance in Part 3 where a character describes engaging in sex with their partner in a period-typical way that would be considered non-consensual now.

shelbybelby's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual content

papercraftalex's review

emotional inspiring slow-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

5.0

The Heiress is a romantic Pride and Prejudice retelling/spin-off with such beautiful and romantic writing that it could be by Austen herself. It has such an interesting premise following Mr. Darcy's cousin, but it absolutely takes on a world of its own. The characters are very real and such an integral part of the story. It's slow paced and character driven, following Anne's entire life. I felt so sad at the ending that I almost feel in mourning. Also, the lesbian romance is handled so well and did not disappoint; it's a cornerstone of the story but doesn't come in for a while (but it is so worth it). I recommend this book to anyone who likes sapphic historical romance, strong character growth, and poetic stories. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Chronic illness, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Grief, Infertility, Misogyny, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Homophobia

erynlasbelin's review

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Drug use

Moderate: Chronic illness and Death

Minor: Ableism, Grief, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Sexual content, and Death of parent