Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

A Prince on Paper by Alyssa Cole

7 reviews

le3713's review

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I struggled to get into this for the first half of the book but ultimately enjoyed the ending.

The dating simulation game played an interesting role.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Death of parent

jencolumb0's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

A far more emotionally complex book than the (rather terrible) cover would have you believe. As is typical for Alyssa Cole, satisfying commentary about everything from personal identities to migration to capitalism to the patriarchy is baked into a steamy romp and topped off with a number of fun tropes as well as a nice mental space for those coping with parental loss to work through some of the associated emotions.

The first section of the book is easier to read if you’ve recently read the rest of the series, but it’s manageable as a stand-alone read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Bullying and Confinement

Minor: Pregnancy and Colonisation

20sidedbi's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

This book blew me away. So much more than just a romance. Incredible representation: Black, African, bisexual, non-binary... And more! The main characters were complex, believable, relatable in surprising ways, and didn't draw out the tension between them for sake of ***DRAMA!*** Incredible. (Epilogue was a bit of a letdown though... Just skip it.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Colonisation

martamae77's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Bullying, Misogyny, and Death of parent

Minor: Colonisation

lowkeymarie's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

Nya is the cinnamon roll to end all cinnamon rolls and this was so damn cute. (Plus, queer rep, in my het romance? Yes, please!)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Xenophobia

the_vegan_bookworm's review

lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Gaslighting

wellsvk's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Confinement