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gerlinen's review against another edition
dark
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Abandonment
swagboat69's review against another edition
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
1.0
i'm going to kill sir phillip if it's the last thing i do
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Child abuse
guntergirl13's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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? Yes
5.0
Definitely my favorite. Slow Burn.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Toxic relationship
tessamcevan's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Ugh. I so wanted to like it because I like Eloise in the Bridgerton Series.
Sir Philip is the last man whom Eloise would ever marry.
A man who constantly talks about needing someone to have sex with and to mother his children. Really?!
Sir Philip is the last man whom Eloise would ever marry.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual content
Moderate: Mental illness and Suicide attempt
Minor: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
ameydireads's review against another edition
emotional
funny
sad
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? Yes
3.0
“Eloise blinked with surprise when she realized that she had reached the end of her page. She didn't recall a single sentence, and in fact wondered if perhaps her eyes had only slid along the words without actually reading the letters.”
Been there, done that…
Now we finally get to know why Eloise was acting so strange in the previous book. Society thought Eloise would end up a spinster, but then she meets Philip. Philip is an interesting character who does not know how to handle people but knows exactly how to be a good scientist and spends too much time with his plants. Eloise on the other hand is very sociable and knows how to deal with people. Philip has two children and he finds it impossible to control them. Whilst Philip mainly wants someone to run his house and take care of his children, Eloise came to Philip looking for love. This of course causes a lot of problems that they need to overcome. To someone who has not been happy for a very long time, Philips starts to realise what a pleasant addition Eloise is to his life. On top of all the hurdles, we also have Philip’s children who have to get used to Eloise. I really liked how Eloise’s relationship with the children grows over time!
Another thing I like is that this story is set far from London and that there are some important issues mentioned in this story. One of them is depression and perhaps even postnatal depression.
“She'd been so melancholy following their birth. Marina had always seemed fragile and overly pensive, but it was only after Oliver and Amanda had arrived that she'd sunk into her own world of sorrow and despair.”
We don’t see how Marina deals with this and the impact depression has on her but we do see it from her family’s perspective.
The other issue is child abuse. Clearly, it shows how important it is to not only hear what children have to say but to truly listen.
What I didn’t like is something that comes back in all of these Bridgerton books. Men are portrayed to have mainly two sides. They can be either angry or full of lust and that isn’t fair.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Classism
Minor: Pregnancy
safa9706's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.0
[Trigger Warnings for this book cause I’ve not seen anyone put them: r*pe, SA, mentions previous child abuse]
Just Julia Quinn doing what Julia Quinn does best: romanticising men with anger issues who disregard consent and seem to think they deserve a medal for the few times they don’t “force themselves” onto their love interests (i.e. there are times when they actually do force themselves on women FYI Julia Quinn that’s literally r*pe)
Just Julia Quinn doing what Julia Quinn does best: romanticising men with anger issues who disregard consent and seem to think they deserve a medal for the few times they don’t “force themselves” onto their love interests (i.e. there are times when they actually do force themselves on women FYI Julia Quinn that’s literally r*pe)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Child abuse
beckyyreadss's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I wanted to read this book because of the Netflix show that hit two Christmases ago and now Netflix have announced that we are getting Polin’s story so I'm hoping it gets renewed, so we get to see Eloise be happy. I wanted to get ahead and know what is going to happen so of course I bought all nine books. I enjoyed the first two books in this series. I really struggled with Benedict’s story, and I didn’t mind Colin’s story. So, I was trying to know put my hopes up for Eloise’s story, but I know how sassy she’s been in the other books. I enjoyed this book and I'm glad we got to see more of Eloise for more than her sass.
This novel follows two main characters. The first character is Eloise Bridgerton. She is the fifth born in the Bridgerton household. She thought her and her best friend Penelope would be spinster together, so when Penelope marries her older brother, she is lonelier than ever. She has been sending letters to Sir Phillip Crane for a while after he lost his wife, Marina – who is Eloise’s cousin. They have quite a friendship until one night, Eloise receives a letter with a marriage proposal. The second character is Sir Phillip Crane, he knew that Eloise Bridgerton was a spinster so he had proposed, figuring that she’d be homely and unassuming and more than a little desperate for an offer of marriage. Except she wasn’t. The beautiful woman on his doorstep was anything but quiet, and when she stopped talking long enough to close her mouth, all he wanted to do was kiss her. Eloise couldn’t marry a man she had never met! But then she started thinking . . . and wondering . . . and before she knew it, she was in a carriage in the middle of the night, on her way to meet the man she hoped might be her perfect match. Except he wasn’t. Her perfect husband wouldn’t be so moody and ill-mannered, and while Phillip was certainly handsome, he was a large brute of a man, rough and rugged and totally unlike the London gentleman vying for her hand. But when he smiled and when he kissed her, the rest of the world simply fell away.
Okay, it kills me that I rated this book three stars, because I love Eloise Bridgerton. However, Sir Phillip can go and jump off a bridge. He didn’t deserve Eloise. He wears her down and uses his children as a tool to get Eloise to fall for him. He was jealous of his children having a relationship with Eloise and that’s only because Eloise tries to build a relationship with them, but he doesn’t try to build a relationship with both his children and Eloise. I wanted outspoken and brave Eloise who we got for the first quarter of the book, and I get that in the regency’s period a woman’s reputation is everything and marriage is everything, but I would have loved for her to stand up for herself a bit. From Sir Phillip’s point of view, I get that it’s hard raising two young mischievous kids and that again, in the regency’s period, men don’t raise their children, but he just didn’t care until he saw them being abused. Like do better.
However, I didn’t rate it any lower due to the appearances of the Bridgerton brothers. I didn’t think I could love Anthony, Benedict and Colin anymore until they all flew to Eloise and getting ready to kill Sir Phillip, especially when they saw her bruised. Gregory being twenty-one as well made me feel old, but I loved seeing his personality start to shine through. I loved that Phillip was terrified but also wanting to prove his worth. He didn’t to me, but he managed to prove it to his brothers.
I’m worried for the rest of the series and Francesa hasn’t had many appearances in the series. Hopefully it gets better, and I still love the Bridgerton family.
P.S I would like Violet to adopt me please.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Mental illness and Toxic relationship
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
hayleyvem's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Vomit and Grief
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol