erinmd156's review against another edition
- 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
3.25
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Child abuse and Medical content
Minor: Pregnancy
cleotheo's review against another edition
- 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
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
hmlongstreet's review against another edition
- 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
Spoiler
We barely get to see any of these twos letters even though we learn they have been corresponding for a whole year.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.
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
macykey's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Suicide attempt and Death
Minor: Child abuse and Medical content
lunep's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Death, Grief, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Alcohol, Medical content, and Mental illness
Minor: Pregnancy and War
embla_v's review
4.0
Denna handlar om Eloise, det femte syskonet, och Philip som förlorat sin hustru och behöver en förändring i sitt liv. Eloise och Philip har skickat brev till varandra under en tid när Philip ger Eloise ett förslag. När andra event påverkar Eloise liv, så tar hon ett oväntat beslut som varken Philip eller hennes familj vet om.
En historisk romans att älska även om den på vissa ställen varit sorglig. Rekommenderar verkligen att läsa denna bok men läs Brigerton böckerna i ordning.
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
apoppyinthewind's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
Part of the problem for me is the book has plot points that involve another background character's mental illness & suicide that was simplified to 'She was sad & selfish' and that's all we know about that character. Those are subjects that are important to me & I have my own bias so I find it more irksome when I think they're handled poorly.
I also think part of the problem is that as a fan of the show I was introduced to a slightly different version of Eloise whose motivations are different from the book. Show Eloise doesn't want to get married because she craves her independence & wishes she had more freedom and could reject the role she feels stuck in as a woman. Book Eloise doesn't want to marry because she hasn't found the right man...yet.
I knew they would be different because obviously they would, different mediums and clearly the show would flesh Eloise out a bit more. It didn't bother me too much until
Spoiler
the Brigderton Brothers showed up to tell her what to do. Book Eloise becomes the sulky but obedient sister at that moment which bugged me. Part of me wants to give it a pass because it's historical fiction and yes, as a woman she would be bossed around by the men in her family yet Eloise has been shown to be strong in her opinions and willing to be rebellious already.I feel like the author could have given her that space here to push back a little against her brothers to marry Phillip on her own terms. The whole first part of the book is about Eloise making the choice to go see Phillip and discuss his proposal, to seek out her own destiny independent of her family. Instead of getting to follow that choice through it becomes 'Oh my brothers are here and they say we have to marry'. I feel like if any Bridgerton was going to buck the family tradition of 'OMG we have to marry right away to save our reputation' it would be Eloise who has proven in the past reputation isn't a factor in her choice to marry otherwise, she would have taken one of the several proposals she had. I'm disappointed she didn't get to follow that path she wanted to lay for herself.
Also during the guilt trip, the brothers give Eloise for running off there could have easily been a moment where Eloise gets to point out how easily the Bridgerton boys get to come & go without a thought as to how it affects the family. Looking at you there Colin! Yes, she still did something hurtful to her family but again, if any character could point out the double standard it would be Eloise. Just saying.
Graphic: Child abuse and Death of parent
Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, and Suicide
Minor: Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Toxic relationship