Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Off to the Races by Elsie Silver

4 reviews

smartcookiesca's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death of parent, and Abandonment

kell_yeah_reads's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

3.75

per my spreadsheet:

i think i need to read read it.

spice 🌶  - a 4 🌶  spicy (romance.io scale)
length - just right
reading speed - read in 2 days
did it make me cry? - not this time

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, and Violence

milesofkiles's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence

sami_leigh's review against another edition

emotional 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

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
🌶️🌶️🌶️/5

“How long have you been staring at me, Boss Man?” she mutters.
“Since day one,”

🐎 First person dual POV
🐎 First in a series of four (with a spin-off series!)
🐎 Boss/Employee
🐎 Enemies to Lovers 
🐎 Owner/Trainer
🐎 Workplace romance/Forced proximity
🐎 Billie’s relationship with her horse is heartwarming 🥹
🐎 Banter
🐎 FMC with BDE (& the MMC loves her for it 🙌🏻)
🐎 Spice 😏 (‘Beg.’)
🐎 The world of horse racing
🐎 Complicated family & past
🐎 MC growth; familial hang-ups & expectations, trust, self worth.
🐎 Found family 😍
🐎 Well established secondary characters; Violet & Mira
🐎 Consent & Sex Positvity
🐎 Grand gesture 🥹
🐎 Epilogue
🐎 Bonus content via email sign up

Available on Kindle Unlimited, & paperback in stores & online.

⚠️ Violence (mild), violence towards an animal (mild; a jockey whips a racehorse), death of a parent/parent figure (not on page), toxic familial relationships, infidelity (briefly mentioned, not MCs), illness (moderate; animal).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Death, Infidelity, Violence, and Death of parent