Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Ruined by Sarah Vaughn

9 reviews

suerte_encantada's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• 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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Alcohol

pinkupengu's review

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Pregnancy

binevolentbookworm's review

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

one of my fav genres for audiobooks is historical romance and to dive into this genre in a completely different format was such an unexpected delight!  i felt the pacing, while faster than what you’d find with a standard novel, was still comparable with what you’d expect for a historical romance. i found the characters and side storylines to be so sweet, and it was a refreshing break from the stereotypical dynamics of historical romances with far more diverse representation than expected - including sapphic rep, BIPOC characters (that weren’t just in servant roles), and a character that struggles with anxiety.

the combined talent in the artwork was also a huge draw for why i even picked up this graphic novel at my library!

overall, an angsty, swoon worthy, and truly charming take on the historical romance genre!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Bullying, Death, and Death of parent

bi_n_large's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcoholism, Death, and Death of parent

queerloras's review

emotional hopeful slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

juliesleseecke's review

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Death of parent

wet_towlette's review

2.75

It was cute I like it. But it wasn’t what I was expecting at all 😭 I should’ve looked at the trigger warnings or age warnings cause damn. It was all sweet and cute and then boom his penis was out 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship

dianaschmidty's review

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The basic plot of this book was really cute. It gave Mr. Darcy meets a marriage of convenience. The romantic scenes of the second half of the book were really cute, especially whenever they consoled each other. I also thought the ending was really sweet! 

I guess my issue with this book was how disjointed it felt. I really didn’t like the gossipy dialogue that Catherine overheads, because it’s not clear that it’s by random characters. I also thought that the jumping from the main plot to Mary’s plot to Lee’s plot didn’t flow that well. I think the jumpiest moment was when I just flipped the page on page 69 and was not expecting that since there was literally no lead up to it (iykyk).

I also think there were multiple moments that we were supposed to be able to read Catherine or Andrew’s thoughts and I just wasn’t able to. Like those random flashbacks didn’t really make any sense and felt very out of place until many pages later with more context.

Thank you to NetGalley, First Second Books, and Sarah Vaughn, Sarah Winifred Searle, and Niki Smith for providing me access to this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Grief, and Death of parent

bookcaptivated's review

hopeful slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Death, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury