Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Dangerous Alliance: An Austentacious Romance by Jennieke Cohen

12 reviews

jennygreen's review against another edition

dark lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.0

It was a good romance book but the ending of the book was surprising. Not a good surprise. It made the rest of the story confusing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Physical abuse

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Rape

Minor: War and Violence

fra_thebookworm's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Minor: Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Physical abuse

nisha_27's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional lighthearted 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Stalking

Moderate: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual assault, Rape, and Murder

saurahsaurus's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted tense medium-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? Yes

3.5

It was cute! As of right now, I don’t think I’ll revisit this book. It was a nice, but not a standout read. When I picked it up, I saw that it was an “Austentacious romance.” I understood that to mean that it was influenced by Jane Austen and would probably be a witty, light-hearted romance with light angst and a happy ending. I would say that’s mostly the case, (albeit with more angst), but the Jane Austen references were fairly excessive. Every single chapter contains a Jane Austen quote at the beginning, and references throughout. The characters discuss Jane Austen’s novels at length, too. It’s too much.

I’ll add more thoughts later if I have the energy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Classism, Kidnapping, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Confinement, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Violence, Abandonment, Blood, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Cultural appropriation, and Gun violence

Minor: Death, Infidelity, Rape, Death of parent, Slavery, Body shaming, War, Colonisation, Murder, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

aktreich's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, and Child abuse

wear_sun_screen's review against another edition

emotional funny informative lighthearted mysterious sad 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Child abuse and Physical abuse

Minor: Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Kidnapping, and Sexual assault

terpsichore1674's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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

This romantic mystery teeters precariously between some dark and serious topics and a rompy period piece of courting and manners. That’s not a bad thing, but a part of me wanted this to lean squarely more in one way than the other. The novel might do itself a slight disservice by aligning so closely with the novels of Jane Austen, which seems meant to create some relevant touch points, but really ends up being unnecessary to the plot. This is less Austen than Fellowes, but  absolutely enjoyable for anyone that enjoys this era.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, and Violence

onemamareads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Read my full review here: https://onemamassummer.weebly.com/book-reviews/dangerous-alliance

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Misogyny

peachmochi's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.25

TW: Assault , Rape attempt

I picked this book up and ignored reviews because I actually don't like to read reviews before books. Overall I wanted to say that unfortunately, I don't particularly like the main love interest, and the pacing towards the end is a bit stilted to say the least. However I did find the writing style enjoyable.

Now I just want to ask why the author decided that Carmichael had to become an ass and misogynist towards the end of the book so we would root for Tom, there were possibly better ways for Vicky to reject Carmichael other than him suddenly becoming all "women belong in the kitchen" in chapter 25/32. And I am a bit salty about this because I did like him better than Tom because he did treat Vicky better than Tom. Other than that I don't know why there's an attempted rape scene it just felt empty and also without reason, Dain could have simply just tried to kill Vicky and it would have made more sense. Also I get that Vicky emulates her favourite heroines or at least tries to but damn we didn't need her talking about it every other chapter. Also Susie was there for 0 reason.

Overall it's a book to pass the time with during quarantine, and certainly not an awful debut novel, even though certain plot points and pacing issues could be fixed, as the start of the book felt quite slow.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

nanacai's review

slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Emotional abuse