Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

A Prince on Paper by Alyssa Cole

10 reviews

jbpalumbo's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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? No

5.0

A far more emotionally complex book than the (rather terrible) cover would have you believe. As is typical for Alyssa Cole, satisfying commentary about everything from personal identities to migration to capitalism to the patriarchy is baked into a steamy romp and topped off with a number of fun tropes as well as a nice mental space for those coping with parental loss to work through some of the associated emotions.

The first section of the book is easier to read if you’ve recently read the rest of the series, but it’s manageable as a stand-alone read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Death of parent

Moderate: Confinement and Bullying

Minor: Pregnancy and Colonisation

20sidedbi's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

This book blew me away. So much more than just a romance. Incredible representation: Black, African, bisexual, non-binary... And more! The main characters were complex, believable, relatable in surprising ways, and didn't draw out the tension between them for sake of ***DRAMA!*** Incredible. (Epilogue was a bit of a letdown though... Just skip it.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual content, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Colonisation

martamae77's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual content, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Bullying, Misogyny, and Death of parent

Minor: Colonisation

lowkeymarie's review

emotional funny lighthearted 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

Nya is the cinnamon roll to end all cinnamon rolls and this was so damn cute. (Plus, queer rep, in my het romance? Yes, please!)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Xenophobia

the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Gaslighting

keesha's review

slow-paced

4.0

*Squeals* I am so happy for Nya!!!! Seeing her growth in self confidence and spreading her wings has been a joy to read. Seeing her from ‘A Princess in Theory’ to now makes my heart burst with joy. The romance was sweet and the sex scenes were great! And I appreciate so much that this wasn’t a black women solves the white love interests issues and fixes him trope. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Sexual content

Moderate: Grief, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse

wellsvk's review

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Confinement

schenkepanky's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

idreamofdragons's review

emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Alyssa Cole knocks it out of the park again with another thrilling romance that delivers a heartfelt message of self love.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Alyssa Cole once again is able to weave discussions on mental health with a thrilling romance that can't help but leave you in a good mood.

juzabatiero's review

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, and Toxic relationship