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angelfireeast24's review against another edition
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
This book started out good. I love Lady D and Elizabeth but than it turned BAD Elizabeth is almost raped which James saves her from. He then kisses her as she is traumatized. Next he grabs her on the way to a dancs jumps knowing it would scare her but enjoying her 'fear turn to joy' at seeing him. That isn't even the bad part.
3/4 through the book the lies come out & James treats Elizabeth horribly. Yelling at her, grabbing her and physically hurting her a number of times as he's forcing her to stay with him as she wants to escape. For a man who's father physically abused his mother which he hated James forces Elizabet to do things physically and emotionally against her will & he hurt her as forces his will on her using his size to his advance. He seems to have a lot of father in him with how to treats her. Yelling that she 'will listen to her & marry him' repeatedly states she wants to leave & won't marry him. This is all treated as if it's romantic passion as if he's in the right. That he has the "right" to man handle her, hurt her, yell at her, hold her against her will. Other characters all treat it like he's in the right too & it's no big deal Elizabeth isn't allowed to leave & treated badly.
This all misses the mark of passion and comes off as WRONG. Not the sort I can get over due to the period setting.
Quinn either writes fun leading men or asshole abustive men that are played off as romantic. This sadly isn't the fun kind.
3/4 through the book the lies come out & James treats Elizabeth horribly. Yelling at her, grabbing her and physically hurting her a number of times as he's forcing her to stay with him as she wants to escape. For a man who's father physically abused his mother which he hated James forces Elizabet to do things physically and emotionally against her will & he hurt her as forces his will on her using his size to his advance. He seems to have a lot of father in him with how to treats her. Yelling that she 'will listen to her & marry him' repeatedly states she wants to leave & won't marry him. This is all treated as if it's romantic passion as if he's in the right. That he has the "right" to man handle her, hurt her, yell at her, hold her against her will. Other characters all treat it like he's in the right too & it's no big deal Elizabeth isn't allowed to leave & treated badly.
This all misses the mark of passion and comes off as WRONG. Not the sort I can get over due to the period setting.
Quinn either writes fun leading men or asshole abustive men that are played off as romantic. This sadly isn't the fun kind.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Classism, Grief, Misogyny, Rape, Violence, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Sexism, Suicide, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Religious bigotry, Gun violence, Sexual content, and Sexual assault
Minor: Abandonment
mudevaca's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Minor: Death of parent, Death, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, and Suicide
hannahkiwi's review against another edition
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
Not one of her best. It started off on but a bit dull - there doesn't seem to be much tension or reason the characters shouldn't be together. I had a problem when we reached the scene where she is attacked. After she is rescued, she reflects on her father's suicide, during which her father's depression is presented as selfish. Yes, the family were put in a horrible position, and it might be a more appropriate for the period, but to modern ears it's a terrible presentation of mental illness. Them, following that scene, there are multiple times when the hero physically moves the heroine (or the classic interpreting kissing by) without any acknowledgement by characters or narrative choice that she has recently been subject to traumatic, physical sexualities violence.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault
Minor: Suicide, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse
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