Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

When in Rome by Sarah Adams

17 reviews

juliaaaaaa's review

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I LOVED THIS BOOK!! i was smiling all the time, they are just so cute. noah is such a cutie potato and i loved the side characters, especially mabel.

if you wanna read a cute and fluffy romance, i definitely recommend this one

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Dementia, and Gaslighting

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal death, and Cursing

bessadams's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death of parent, Dementia, and Infidelity

Minor: Sexual content

oceanwriter's review

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

3.5

It’s summer! There’s something about the warmer weather that draws me into romcoms though it’s not my go-to genre. When in Rome has been catching my eye for a couple of months now. Admittedly, I was very disappointed the book wasn’t actually set in Rome, Italy, but it grew on me.

Hardcore Audrey Hepburn fan Amelia ‘Rae’ Rose needs a break from her life in the limelight. Taking a lesson from Princess Ann in Roman Holiday, she sneaks away for a trip to Rome… Sort of. The next best (and drivable) destination is Rome, Kentucky. During this trip she meets Noah, a small-town baker running his grandmother’s pie shop.

Being a fan of Audrey Hepburn myself, I quite enjoyed the references to her and her films. Of course, Roman Holiday is the focus (it’s nice to see this one get a little more credit!). Personally, I would not call this a modern take on the film. Loosely inspired at best. And while yes, I did enjoy the Audrey Hepburn discussions at first, they wore thin by the end. In the age of fandom culture, I didn’t buy Amelia’s fangirling as being any sort of wow factor to anyone. Then again, this is coming from someone who’s been unapologetically a geeky classics fan her entire life.

The book was cute, but definitely not a writing style I seek out. I have another one of Sarah Adam’s books so I still plan on reading more despite it not being my preference. I was looking for a lighthearted and fluffy read and this fit the bill. Ultimately and preferences aside, this was what I was looking to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death of parent, Dementia, and Cursing

Minor: Sexual content and Infidelity

marmellowreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Dementia

annahamburger's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Abandonment, Grief, Dementia, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Stalking, Car accident, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Alcohol, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Medical content, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Drug use

hellowildflower's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

infjkiki's review

emotional lighthearted 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: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, Death of parent, Alcohol, Infidelity, and Dementia

Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Fire/Fire injury

vj_thompson's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad 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

3.75

Funny banter. Forced proximity romance. Insta-love-connection. Grumpy meets sunshine. I thought the topic discussed in the book were done very well. I hope the other Walker sisters get their own love story (cough, cough, hint, hint, Sarah Adams). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Grief, Cursing, Dementia, and Abandonment

Minor: Stalking, Sexual content, and Infidelity

samone2's review against another edition

emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death of parent, Cursing, and Dementia

Minor: Infidelity

_mariethln's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse