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challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
tense
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
5.0
After meeting Arabella in A Wicked Kind of Husband, I was curious as to how Vincy would jump back in time to give us a prequel love story. While initially hesitant, I should never have doubted, because I felt immediately swept into Arabella and Guy's story and found myself so grateful for peeks ahead at their future happiness. Vincy's strength in these first two books lies in how she navigates conflict. She inches characters closer and closer to each other, testing their wounds and pushing them to evaluate their own assumptions and impulses. I've found both of these books so cathartic, because where some authors will allow characters to move past conflict without fully engaging in its underlying cause, Vincy never leaves a thread dangling and never makes the reader wait too long for on-page recognition of harm or miscommunication. The resolution in the third act was so pitch perfect for these two characters, and once again I felt we had every assurance that they had a sustainable happily-ever-after.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse
Moderate: Sexual content and Sexual harassment
Female main character is physically abused on page - not by the male main character. The same character who physically attacks her also verbally abuses her/sexually harasses her in several scenes.picaresquedreamer's review against another edition
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- 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? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Sexism
bluexray's review against another edition
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Sexual harassment
I should’ve known this was smut…I was enjoying but then it ruined it for me. :(
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