A review by lunahale
To Sir Phillip, With Love by Julia Quinn

emotional lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

3.5

i’m not sure how to say this but i wish there was more to this. i really enjoyed it, but something was lacking and i’m not sure what it was exactly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Suicide

suicide tw explanation:

marina attempts suicide in the very first chapter. phillip reaches her in time to save her, but she passes away from fever a few days later. her death is mentioned a few more times throughout the novel.

child abuse tw explanation:

when phillip was a child, he was physically abused by his father. amanda and oliver are abused by their nursemaid; when phillip finds out, he fires her.