jackiepreston's review
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Cursing, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcohol, Death, Misogyny, and Death of parent
kponturo's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Moderate: Murder, Death, and Sexual harassment
thefatpaperback's review
4.5
Graphic: Murder, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Body horror, Grief, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny
Minor: Infidelity and Classism
carbs666's review
- 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? No
4.75
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Death
aqtbenz's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Gun violence
Minor: Death, Murder, and Sexual assault
hollyenchanted's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Some highlights:
"She turned to leave, to find her carriage and her way home, and console herself with wine and her cat and perhaps summon her friends to her side. They would come. Duchess would bring wine, and Adelaide would bring sympathy, and Imogen would bring fantasies of revenge." HOW FUN ARE THESE LADIES??
"Somehow it was worse than he'd expected. Because love might have reminded him that he should leave her. That he should keep her safe. But need...need made leaving her impossible. Because he needed, too. He ached with it. And he was hers, he always had been. From the moment he'd laid eyes on her. And what she needed, he would give her."
Anyway, read this book!
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Sexual harassment, Violence, Physical abuse, Death, and Child abuse
Spoiler
the hero's sister was victimized by the bad-guys son, leading to the bad guy's murderSpoiler
sarahsthoughtsonbooks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Squee!! So much to enjoy. Worth the wait for this story. I highlighted so many different pages of my ARC (thanks Avon and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review).
If you are a fan of author Sarah MacLean, you won't be disappointed. The longing. The girl hang. Time with Sesily and her sisters. Easter eggs everywhere.
More detailed review after release date.
(Reminder for self: Athena)
Moderate: Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Gaslighting
Minor: Alcohol, Body shaming, Colonisation, Death of parent, Death, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Medical content, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Sexism