Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

To Sir Phillip, With Love by Julia Quinn

12 reviews

cleotheo's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Rape, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Death, Violence, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Grief, Mental illness, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Medical content, Death of parent, and Physical abuse

literarylily's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, and Child abuse

cocopeia's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship

linkamarisa's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Sir Phillip is probably the most unlikable love interest I have sver read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, and Child abuse

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide, and Sexism

Minor: Mental illness, War, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

hmlongstreet's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective relaxing sad 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

2.75

After reading the four Bridgerton books prior to this one, I can say I was really disappointed with this one. The first thing I can point out is how short the book is and that the story felt very rushed with little time given to have the two characters actually get to know each other.

Spoiler

We barely get to see any of these twos letters even though we learn they have been corresponding for a whole year.

And the parts that were meant to showcase their growing connection seem so detached. The book follows the same "You are compromised, we mush preserve your reputation so you have to marry" which is getting annoying at this point. And there is always that reoccurring theme of a disagreement between the two leads followed by some sexual activity which does not sit well with me. These books are getting really repetitive which I cannot say is a bad thing as most romance novels are in fact the same, I just wish there were more of some things and less of others.

With everything bad out of the way, time to get to the things I liked, Oliver and Amanda were such refreshing characters who warmed my heart and the second epilogue was good too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death

Minor: Pregnancy, Infidelity, and Medical content

samchase112's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

Ah, yikes. The discussion of suicide, but most /especially/ the second epilogue, was...cringey at best. Phillip’s entire character had great potential, but his treatment of his children and inability to listen to /any/ feedback or have /any/ productive discussion, was an extreme turnoff. Yeah, sure, he had a lightbulb moment and changed his attitude, but that happened way too late and wayyy too quickly for the book to be any sort of enjoyable or even tolerable. Poor Eloise.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Physical abuse

erikalv97's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.0

I really didn’t like the romance in this book, nor did I like the love interest Sir Phillip, the only reason I’m giving this book 3 stars is because of the rest of the Bridgertons made a brief appearance, also, I really liked Oliver and Amanda 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Suicide, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Rape

ashlynhu's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

Minor: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Death

josefineojda's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Rape, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Emotional abuse

motivationsloch's review

challenging lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I'm negatively surprised. Eloise - the tough girl fighting for her own right is taking the second-best (or maybe the fourth-best). 
In the letters in each chapter's beginning you can clearly see that she detested features of Sir Phillip - more in numbers but exactly the same issues - that she pointed out for her previous suitors.
Phillip appears to be ignorant for her and his children's needs which should clearly be a sign that he won't be any better to her own future children. The change of his whole attire in the end isn't that strongly supported by the text and would have needed some more time - even if the development is splendid (a wort Julia Quinn uses more than regularly).
Apart from all, I think Sir Phillip shows the most misogynistic tendencies in the whole series as far (apart from the drunken men in the Sophie part) and I was stunned in the worst way that Eloise wasn't helping herself. She could have run before her brothers have arrived. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Sexism