Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

When He Was Wicked by Julia Quinn

69 reviews

simplewords's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

Minor: Death of parent

emiliemhr's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, Sexual content, and Grief

Moderate: Chronic illness and Infertility

Minor: Sexual assault and Pregnancy

brynn_books's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

4.25

This is definitely my favorite book so far! Michael is probably my favorite Bridgerton love interest. I loved the way this book handled grief but also finding and discovering a new love. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Grief

Moderate: Chronic illness and Miscarriage

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-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

2.75

Oh this is probably tied for my least favourite of the series so far. I really liked the first half where Francesca and Michael are trying to grapple with their grief. It felt so raw and emotional, you end up caring a lot for the characters. How they grow, their desires to show up for each other, but how shame, fear and sorrow hold them back. But the last half was a brutal slog. I did not like the latter half of Michael’s characterization, which was brutish, mean and seemed pressuring in a way that made me uncomfortable. And it’s like Francesca lost all personality, other than becoming some sort of “oh my” kind of character. It also felt like it was just rehashing some of the same issues at the beginning of the book without adding anything new to the plot. I ended listening to the last third of the book on 1.8x speed just to get through it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Abandonment

sam_the_panda's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Chronic illness, Death, Infertility, and Miscarriage

torianne9413's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Infertility, and Miscarriage

lindsaynmueller's review against another edition

emotional relaxing medium-paced

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

3.75

I really wanted to love this one, but although this is by far Quinn’s most quality writing (out of the 3 I have read thus far) I did not like Michael. As soon as he actually started to win her over, he became rather pushy and mean :( I also felt like by the end I wasn’t entirely sure if either of them really loved each other. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, and Grief

julesadventurezone's review against another edition

emotional fast-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

3.0

Thia is probably the best Bridgerton I have read so far. It had consistent characterisation and managed to convey the grief and distress the main characters feel quite well. The sex scenes also were more varied than in the previous books. Still i would say the romance was the weakest part and Michael's behaviour at times upsetting. Also Julia Quinn sets up that Francesca wants a baby as her primary motivation and then doesn't even think to tell the reader if she ever gets one until the later-added second epilogue.
Colin Bridgerton is briefly in this book and bizarrely perceptive compared to Romancing Mr Bridgerton.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Grief

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual content, and Medical content

Minor: Racism, Sexual assault, Alcohol, and Colonisation

babudarabu's review against another edition

emotional medium-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Miscarriage, and Grief

Minor: Infertility and Toxic relationship

jestareader's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

3.25

Fun read, finished while in Scotland. 

I do wish that we got to see more of Michael's "devil may care" or lighthearted side. It felt like he was also "flashing a warning look" or otherwise in a foul mood which did put me off of him a bit. t

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Miscarriage, and Terminal illness

Minor: Colonisation