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kld8338'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Chronic illness, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Death of parent
jinjaritia's review
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
slow-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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Murder and War
whatemilysreading's review
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Childhood friends! Second chances! Revenge!! What a treat this book was. It was incredibly dramatic yet equally sweet and romantic. Maggie had all the spirit I love in a main character and I won't lie and say St. Clare remaining casual as he's being shot at isn't an appealing picture. 2023 looks like its the year of historical romance for me and I'm becoming a Mimi Matthews stan.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gun violence
Minor: Sexual assault
e_flah's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Gentleman Jim started out strong and then started to lose me toward the end. As this is a story that would be easy to spoil, I'll try to keep it vague. I became disappointed over time that more wasn't done to develop Maggie and John as characters beyond the set-up we get at the beginning of the novel. They felt flatter as the story went on, which made it really hard to care about what happened to either of them. It also felt like the story was more focused on external conflicts rather than the actual romance between the two characters; this is a gripe I typically have with second-chance romances and maybe the sign that I should finally quit reading them.
Gentleman Jim was absorbing and had a good momentum -- both of which kept me reading even when I started to care less about the characters. I'm definitely considering picking up another book by Mimi Matthews with tropes that might be more up my alley.
Gentleman Jim was absorbing and had a good momentum -- both of which kept me reading even when I started to care less about the characters. I'm definitely considering picking up another book by Mimi Matthews with tropes that might be more up my alley.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gun violence and Violence
Minor: Child abuse and Death of parent