Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

A Sir Phillip, con amor by Julia Quinn

10 reviews

annelihghh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

solinel7's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

3.0

3 stars because I didn't love it but it wasn't the worst book I've read. 
It was entertaining enough for me to finish it. 
Phillip is insufferable in many of the scenes. 
Eloise is neurodivergent, imo. 
The kids are some of the best parts of the book and we barely got scenes with them. 

Look for Trigger warnings ⚠️ 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

annahamburger's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Grief

Minor: Ableism, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

erinmd156's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse and Medical content

Minor: Pregnancy

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

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.

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, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent

Minor: Infidelity, Medical content, and Pregnancy

macykey's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

• 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

This is my favorite of this series so far but that’s not saying much. While Sir Phillip is still as violent as the other male love interests in the other books, I can understand that violent tendency more than the others. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Suicide attempt

Minor: Child abuse and Medical content

lunep's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Medical content, and Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy and War

embla_v's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted

4.0

Ännu en fantastisk Brigerton bok av Julia Quinn. Jag älskar Brigerton böckerna och rekommenderar dem starkt. 

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. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

apoppyinthewind's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

• 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

2.5 stars. This book was hard to rate because I was drawn into the writing and I got through this book pretty quickly which often inclines me to rate a book higher with the thought 'If I couldn't put it down I <I>must</i> have enjoyed it, right?' Yet when I finished this book my brain immediately listed all the parts I wished were different and there were enough to make me realize it could have been better and I wouldn't be revisiting it. That brought the rating down.

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

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.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Death of parent

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, and Suicide

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Medical content