unsuccessfulbookclub's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Misogyny, Mental illness, Sexism, Animal death, and Child abuse
Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual content, War, and Biphobia
author2223'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? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Animal death and Sexism
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Child abuse
Minor: War
eleek0609's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Confinement and Sexual content
Moderate: Grief, Sexism, Classism, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Animal cruelty
Minor: Domestic abuse and War
btwnprintedpgs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Animal death, Grief, Sexual content, Sexism, and Alcohol
Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Confinement
Minor: Physical abuse, Homophobia, Racism, War, and Death
Veiled cultural appropriation and fetishization of South Asian womenlauramparis's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Moderate: Sexual content, Sexism, and Misogyny
Minor: Abandonment, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Colonisation, Physical abuse, War, and Emotional abuse
hayley_nelson915'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
3.5
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual content, Misogyny, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Alcohol, Mental illness, War, Alcoholism, and Homophobia
_alyssar_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Minor: Animal cruelty, Violence, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Child abuse, Gaslighting, War, and Alcohol
bexi's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Misogyny
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Cultural appropriation, Homophobia, Animal death, Classism, Colonisation, War, Sexism, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Death, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail
loveisland's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Abandonment, Cultural appropriation, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, War, and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Alcohol, Colonisation, and Eating disorder
carbs666'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
5.0
This book is so damn tender, so sharply vulnerable, and so historically grounded. Lucie is a heroine you instantly love; her insecurities about being too difficult to love protected by a hard exterior of cold intelligence and wit are incredibly charming, and they offer a lot for readers to relate to. We've all secretly felt lonely, wondered if we would have to make ourselves small to be loved, worried that if we're too much ourselves we'll chase away everyone close to us.
Tristan is a first-class scoundrel with a heart of gold. The "I've always loved you" dynamic is so strong with these two, and the way he quickly realizes how badly he needs Lucie, while knowing she doesn't need him at all, is just so sweet. I love the way Lucie let's herself soften and the way Tristan gains purpose when they're together.
The balance between internal and external conflict is just perfect in this book! The sex could have been a little sexier but the yearning between these two is so powerful it makes up up that. I just loved it.
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: War and Violence