Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn

149 reviews

cowboylikestoread43's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Classism

butter_bear's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

I LOVE CINDERELLA REMAKES. I grew up watching so many Cinderella movies, so I am a sucker for those. If you don’t like those or if predictable plots are not your thing, then I would skip. Read this after watching S3 of Bridgerton, book Benedict is no way as lovable as Netflix’s Benedict. I’ll just say I like the plot and the storyline of the relationship but I’m not in love with book Benedict. There are some problematic traits he has which I’m not a fan of. 

I had so much fun reading the book and read it in a day. So if you want something quick and predictable to scratch that reading itch without too much thinking that’s pretty well written then I recommend it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

nicole_zx's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

t3ssygirl16's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Cursing

joyce_a's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing sad slow-paced

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

4.0

Out of the Bridgerton series this so far is my favorite. It has strong Cinderella vibes but better in the end. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Sexual assault

val_parr's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

babudarabu's review

emotional funny 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Fatphobia, Sexual assault, and Classism

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, and Deportation

sarahsreadinglist's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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? No

3.0

I enjoy a good Cinderella story, and this was a mostly fun and easy read, but I have a few gripes.

Benedict’s behavior in this book is more than a little concerning. He dismisses Sophie’s thoughts and concerns throughout the book, cannot accept no for an answer, and exhibits an incredible amount of entitlement over Sophie. In his anger, he is quite toxic. This all is only ameliorated by his introspection, self awareness, and apology towards the end of the book. 

I also wish we saw more of Sophie’s interactions with other servants after being cast out by Araminta. Or, I wish we even saw a mere mention of those servants who held Sophie dear (like the housekeeper Mrs. Gibbons, or the caretakers of Benedict’s cottage). I’m not at all surprised by the minimization of servant characters, but I think the focus on Sophie being different/above the rest of the servant class took away some really meaningful elements of the class-difference romance as well as the kind of friendship that (could have) existed between Sophie and her fellow servants.

That said, I enjoyed other parts of the book; the Bridgerton family (and Violet especially) is delightful as always, and their interactions amongst themselves and with Sophie brought a smile to my face. Benedict could be quite charming when he wasn’t a total ass, and his tender treatment of Sophie (again, when he wasn’t being a total ass) was quite cute.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Sexual assault

Sexual assault

refers to

an attempted gang rape early in the novel, from which FMC is rescued by MMC.

cupofteenspirit's review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

emiliemhr'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Violence and Death of parent