Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

O Duque e Eu by Julia Quinn

139 reviews

jae_28's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful tense medium-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

2.5

 This is my second read for this book and it's still hardly three stars. I forgot how witty and sarcastic the characters were in this (especially Daphne) and enjoyed their personalities a lot more in the books. Also despise that the relationship between Daphne and Colin isn’t as great on screen as it is in the book. I feel like they gave Eloise and Benedict what was supposed to be Colin and Daph, but I digress!

 The romance was… 

 I actually have no clue what to say about it, just that they were better as friends for me and something gross happened that threw me off entirely. I just couldn’t root for them anymore. Anyway, I came back to refresh my memory and remembered why this wasn’t on my list of favorites in the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Minor: Child abuse

readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Ableism, Violence, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abandonment, Child abuse, Grief, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Racism, Murder, Death of parent, Body shaming, Medical content, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Blood, Terminal illness, and Death

ghostmomxoxo's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Sexual content, and Rape

Moderate: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

aliiloue's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-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

3.0

fast paced with a lot of fun banter back and forth. there's not a lot of world building for it being a historical setting which was disappointing and not a lot of descriptions of anything outside of character feelings tbh. 

characters are fine. rounded enough to be enjoyable but not super deep. i liked daphne well enough to start even if the book went out it's way to make sure you knew she wasn't like other girls because of you know she has four brothers right? she wasn't the most compelling heroine but she was fine. then a lot of that good faith went out the window with what she does to Simon in the third act. there was no real remorse for what she does and everything is put on Simon. yes he lied, acted out of trauma and was emotionally constipated but i think there was a way to handle this storyline that wasn't that. just left a bad taste in my mouth especially after i'd found the first half of the book so fun.

also was really obvious that daphne didn't have any friends? nor was there any mention of real friends? at least not by name. just really stuck out to me. girl could have used a pal.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual assault

Moderate: Infertility and Death of parent

2busyreading's review against another edition

funny lighthearted slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Misogyny and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse

bee_ayy's review against another edition

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? Yes

1.0

I'm sorry but this was not it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual content, Ableism, and Misogyny

Minor: Miscarriage, Death of parent, and Infertility

britwalsh16's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I usually prefer reading the book before the movie or tv show adaptation, but with this series I fell in love with the show first & then decided to read the book, & usually I struggle to get through it, but overall I usually like the book more. This series is different. I definitely enjoyed the book, & I love all the little details we didn’t get in the tv show; but I miss all the side characters. Though season 1 focuses on Daphne & The Duke, you get to see all the side characters & learn a bit about everyone. In the book, you only learn about the other characters if they are interacting with Daphne or Simon. So I just really struggled to get through this book because of that. That being said, I’m definitely going to read the other books, just maybe not in order, I’ll come back to the Viscount since I know his story already. Lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Violence, Alcohol, Sexism, and Gun violence

Minor: Rape, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

kagoyo's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

1.0

I somehow managed to live under a rock and not know about THAT Scene. It caught me completely off guard and ruined an otherwise decent book. The 1 star is for everything I read up until that point. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Alcohol, and Rape

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Infertility and Pregnancy

laurajeangrace's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual content, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Sexism and Death of parent

Minor: Blood

spacehemy's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I want to take a listen to this book on audible, because I have binged watch the whole entire Bridgerton series when it came out, so why not try the books. I wanted to read the books before the third season came out. The book did keep me interested in hooked, and it was a medium pace. There were some aspects of the book that was not included in the first season, but if it was added, it really wouldn’t make a difference.

There was a conflict in the story that was also in the series. When it was addressed in the series, it wasn’t made to be a big deal or maybe it was. But when, listening to it in the actual book, it kinda made me realize how wrong the main character was to do what she did no matter how much she desired the outcome. It was a boundary cross on her behalf. And her reason to be mad prior was valid but she still shouldn’t have done what she did. 

Overall I did really like the book and enjoyed the second epilogue in the end. I guess it’s time for book 2!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy

Minor: Child abuse

There is mentions of neglect and verbal abuse in a character’s backstory (Simon Basset The Duke of Hastings)

His father called him stupid and an idiot due to Simon’s speech delay and stutter. He then proceeds to not claim him as his son, not visit or write to him and say he is dead

There is a small scene of a duel but nothing serious. Just skip chapter 18 (trigger warning in this chapter)