Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Powerless by Elsie Silver

108 reviews

reeccees's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

3.25

The book started out strong and I thought I would enjoy it more than the previous 2. I liked Jasper & Sloane, but this book proved that Elsie Silver does the same thing in every single book. 

Once the characters initiate physical intimacy, it is ALL that occurs for the remainder of the book until the 3rd act breakup/drama. It’s her MO in every single book in this series and by the 3rd one… I’m tired. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death and Car accident

jasmins_reads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

Every time I read a Chestnut Springs book I think oh my god this couldn’t get any better and every time it does.

I’m not usually a fan of friends to lovers but the tension in this was sooooo good. Those hotel scenes were so hot 🥵 Jasper Gervais is just all round yum even if he is traumatised and emotionally stunted (but that the way we like them really)

I also absolutely adore Harvey - he’s an icon and is always eager to provide some much needed comic relief and i’m hoping he gets his own HEA at some point.

Anyway, some of my fav lines from the book include:

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“Fuck my safety. If I died riding Jasper Gervais in the driver’s seat…. Out with a bang so to speak

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You’re not my fucking friend. You’re just mine

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Take your clothes off Sloane

Also some spoiler-y tropes:
• Friends to lovers
• Runaway bride
• There was only one bed
• Cowboy (kinda) x ballerina

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, and Abandonment

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Infidelity, and Car accident

dlsmk's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

meganxstones's review against another edition

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? No

3.75

So good if you can look past that one icky detail.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment

beebowbabe's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted slow-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: Cursing and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Pregnancy

mj_86's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Infidelity and Car accident

luna_98's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.75

this book hit home in a lot of ways. sloane’s people pleasing tendency was so relatable and the daddy issues on top of that? girl, same. and then jasper’s depression was relatable too. together, they were probably my fave chestnut springs couple so far, jasper is def my fave man. 
this book started out super fast paced, the middle felt a little slow to me and then the end picked up again and i was left swooning. another solid installment in this small town series :) i was glad for another view of the eatons with them being jasper’s found family

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, and Abandonment

mercurialrush's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-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

3.0

 wish they cooked a little more before all of the romance thing happened, like a little booth and brennan situation. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

olabainbridge's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.5

I finished it so quick because it’s so liberalne and easy to read. Defo recommend 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

jmw13559's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

This book felt different than the first two in this series. I may be in the minority when I say I loved it for that diversity though! This story felt more realistic and real than the others, like I truly could imagine myself in Sloane’s shoes. I love the fantasy of the first two books, but this one being like a slap of reality made my heart happy. 
If you’re not big into explicit details, I’m not sure Elsie Silver is the author for you at this point. I’m not the biggest fan but I’ve learned Chapters 20-25 are the ones with the nitty gritty and if I’m not feeling it I can skim or skip. 
Other than that, my only wish was that Sloane’s identity that was portrayed in this book was less centered on a good man rewriting bad men’s wrongs and more about her regaining her confidence herself. I understand it’s important to the story to have Jasper’s support and inspiration to stand up to bullies, but I also think there could have been more focus on Sloane and her transformation as a woman without feeling at times like she only had the confidence to do so because she had another man behind her… telling her what to do…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Infidelity, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent