Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Gentleman's Gambit by Evie Dunmore

12 reviews

kasialipa's review against another edition

emotional inspiring lighthearted 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: Sexual content and Misogyny

Moderate: Colonisation

Minor: Child death, War, Pregnancy, and Death of parent

jencolumb0's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

Just when I thought I couldn’t love Evie Dunmore’s writing anymore, she takes on the (typically unspoken) complexities around motherhood and immigration, contributes her efforts to reducing bi erasure, and more directly re-writes the script for neurodiversity (folks are more accepting) and colonialism (folks more stridently opposed thereto). Catronia, Elias and their story are lovely, complex, weighty characters who occupy spaces in history that are frequently, in pop culture, more about the aesthetic than the substance. There are also delightful, more direct check-ins with each of the three prior couples. 

(Relatedly, while, technically, one can read the books separately, the series epilogue at the conclusion of this book would be quite lost on that reader.)

With this book, Evie Dunore has produced a powerful and satisfying end to a series that is astonishingly accurate and deft in its portrayal of navigating the modern, western world as an intelligent girl, then woman. If Barbie, the movie, brought out all the feels, then this is your new favorite series. Enjoy!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Colonisation, Abandonment, Child death, and Grief

Moderate: Blood and Pregnancy

Minor: War and Abortion

Also, a scene or two in which piercing is discussed and some homophobia (challenged in the sense that the related character flees instead of stick around for it).

brokenlightdances's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Sexism

Moderate: Xenophobia and Racism

Minor: Child death, Miscarriage, and Death of parent

haley49's review against another edition

4.5

Such a good ending to the series. I love this couple and the cameos from earlier ones.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent, Colonisation, Classism, and Pregnancy

meghanm404's review against another edition

adventurous informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Forced institutionalization, War, Death of parent, Xenophobia, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, and Misogyny

purplepenning's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Alcohol, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Grief, and Sexism

Minor: Child death, Pregnancy, and Death of parent

embroidery_by_booklover's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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? No

4.0

This was a wonderful end to the series of extraordinary women! There was a perfect amount of funny moments that I just loved. I also liked the little chapters where the previous couples had a moment. The only critique I have is regarding the epilogue- it got a little confusing with all the names! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Death of parent

heather_freshparchment's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Racism, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexism, Xenophobia, Death of parent, and Colonisation

Minor: Islamophobia

classicblack's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

The FMC is the most relatable autistic character I’ve ever read on page as an autistic woman. I don’t know if the author is OV but she really nailed the characterization. Was a bit perturbed that in the author’s note she just says the FMC would be labeled as “gifted” bc  this savors strongly of viewing autism as something negative/a dirty word. She’s autistic. If she lived today she would be diagnosed as autistic. Just say that

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

unsuccessfulbookclub's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring slow-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

4.5

I loved the escalation of commentary on colonialism and artifact theft in this book and Elias and Catriona make an explosive pair. 

The plot felt a little heavier and slower in this book than the previous three and I also feel like if you haven’t read the first three books in this series this book is not going to work as well as the other books in this series do as standalones. THAT SAID, the little glimpses into each of the other three couples felt like a gift to the reader. I did miss Elias and Catriona in the epilogue although this epilogue is DOING A LOT. 

I enjoyed this one and it felt like a fitting end to the series. Catriona is very relatable and sensitive and observant and I enjoyed being in her head although it was just as hard as being in my own head at times. I would have jumped out of that carriage too!!!

Recommended, but you need to read the other three books first.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Racism, Sexual content, Bullying, Grief, Death of parent, Homophobia, and War