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A Gentleman Never Keeps Score: Seducing the Sedgwicks by Cat Sebastian

8 reviews

buttermellow's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful 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? No

4.0

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book_gremlin42's review against another edition

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dark emotional 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

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ecmsquared's review against another edition

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3.0

Sebastian handles the subject of sexual abuse and trauma much more deftly than I ever expected a romance novelist to. Kudos! 
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potatogrr's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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traceyanderson's review against another edition

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lighthearted relaxing 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

4.0

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yellow_star's review against another edition

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adventurous relaxing sad 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? No

4.0

 It's a fun gay regency, but there's some emotional pain that is mentioned though not graphically. There's a wealth gap, one is a black british man which is hard, the other is a wealthy man who became that way through some sad childhood trauma(s).  Actually in a way the white guy receives the most prejudice, the black british man is a leader of a thriving minority community while his lover is an outcast both from being outed and from rumors of his childhood trauma circulating make him a scandal. Racism does exist though in this book. I always love that Cat Sebastian writes regency romances that have all the things I love about the genre but also reminds readers that England has never been the homogeneous place both many Britts and the authors of most books in this genre pretend it once was.
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local_jobber's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful sad 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? Yes

2.75

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emily_mh's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful 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

4.5

I’m not surprised that I ended up enjoying this instalment in Seducing the Sedgwicks. This series is quickly becoming a comfort read of mine. I really appreciated that in this one, Sebastian didn’t shy away from the trauma and racism that the two main characters experienced. Also, ALL the characters felt wonderfully real. I particularly loved the sibling relationship between Hartley and Will. Finally, there was more of a plot in this book than in It Takes Two To Tumble, which I liked. My one criticism is that Sam deserved more of a character arc. 
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