Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall

8 reviews

fretsandflour's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Mental illness, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Transphobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Deadnaming, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, and War

jenna_gilb's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Transphobia

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

sapphicbloom's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence and Kidnapping

ashlikes's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, and War

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Infertility, Transphobia, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

jaelovesbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Sexual violence

atisha27's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

2.75

This was very well written, and the character of Viola was amazing. She was likeable and funny, and written in a very respectable way (in my opinion as a cis-gender bi woman). The plot eventually got very repetitive however, as once the duke and Viola knew who each other were, and had shared their feelings, they both just seemed to agree that they could not be together. This went on for half the book, and then at the end, they just decide to be together - something that could have been done much sooner and with very little effort. Still, it was a good read, and it gave me the Pride and Prejudice vibes that I was looking for when I picked up this book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Minor: Violence and War

suzyreadsbooks's review against another edition

hopeful slow-paced

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

4.5

This was very delightful!!!!

It was my first ever historical romance so I was a little wary. But this set a high bar for any I might read in the future lol. A great cast of characters. So many discussions of gendered expectations. The sex scenes were thoughtfully done and wonderfully queer.

I do think it could’ve been edited down a little more. It didn’t need to be 450 pages, and the pacing varied a lot. And I always wish that romances would give us a little more time to see how things go after the main characters finally get together. But I really really loved it.

thanks to the publisher for a free ARC & audio copy! The accents in the audio made it feel very immersive!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Deadnaming, Suicidal thoughts, and Kidnapping

Minor: Sexual violence, Transphobia, and Death of parent