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haileydeltano's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Fatphobia, Rape, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
kerrence30's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The storyline is based initially on Cinderella, which is actually fine - it’s adapted with enough point of difference to feel fresh and interesting, however the choice of that option feels rather lazy.
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Rape, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
britwalsh16's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Misogyny, Medical content, Abandonment, and Deportation
Minor: Infidelity, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
krystleclear09's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Fatphobia and Violence
Minor: Physical abuse, Slavery, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting
cleotheo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
Ich habe dieses Buch gelesen, nachdem ich die Netflix Serie gesehen habe. Die Figur des Benedict ist nicht wiederzuerkennen. Die Dynamik der Figuren in der Familie Bridgerton ist vergleichbar: unterhaltsam. Leider hat dieses Buch aber Hauptfiguren.
Es handelt sich hier um eine Aschenputtel Geschichte. Das Machtungleichgewicht zwischen "Aschenputtel" und dem "Prinz" ist sehr prominent, allerdings wird sich nicht kritisch damit ausseinandergesetzt. Wem das in romantischen Beziehungen gefällt, wird hier sicher auf seine Kosten kommen. Andernfalls wird man wohl, wie ich, hoffen, dass "Aschenputtel" den "Prinzen" sitzen lässt und weit, weit wegrennt. Zusätzlich wären Konsequenzen für die Handlungen unseres "Prinzen" sehr willkommen. Aber das wäre wohl der Stoff für ein besseres Buch.
Am Schreibstil besonders störend fand ich die ständigen Wiederholungen, nichts wird nur angedeutet. Der Leser selbst muss keinerlei Verbindungen herstellen, man muss sich nichts merken, alles wird wiedergekäut.
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Classism
Moderate: Excrement
Minor: Deportation
jodiexmae's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Classism
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Pregnancy
melaniies's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.5
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Rape
stupidforcupid's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content and Classism
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Blood, Vomit, Grief, and Alcohol
kirbylover16's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Sexual assault, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Minor: Kidnapping
julesadventurezone's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
The Cinderella storyline with the cartoonishly evil stepmother really detracted from what was an interesting central conflict.
Julia Quinn also did a good job at the beginning of the novel, when she wrote very nicely about
Out of the side characters only one had any significant development. The Bridgertons, especially Violet were all very nice and reasonably witty, though it seemed odd to me that no one had any objections to Sophie. Very modern sentiments from these period characters.
The sex scenes were unremarkable to bad. The audiobook narration probably didn't help.
The narrator did a nice voice for Sophie and other female characters but made all male characters including the ever so dashing Benedict sound like old men. Genuinely bad.
Graphic: Sexual content and Classism
Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Confinement, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Deportation
Contains attempted rape by a group of men. Contains consent issues during sexual scenes on par with Julia Quinn's usual writing.