amris's review
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, and Medical content
aklovekorn'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Death, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Infertility, and Grief
Minor: Medical trauma, Vomit, Blood, and Sexual content
erikalv97's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Infertility, and Pregnancy
summerslittlelibrary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
Graphic: Pregnancy, Infertility, Death of parent, and Blood
brownieboo'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? No
4.5
Moderate: Blood, Infertility, Sexual content, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, and Medical content
Minor: Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, and War
larzipan's review
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.0
Graphic: Blood, Pregnancy, and Body horror
teachreadrepeat'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? No
4.0
Moderate: Infertility and Blood
Birth complications in Gregory's 2nd epilogueandmaggie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Grief, Infertility, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Blood
now_booking's review
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
That said, the last novella/novelette, Violet In Bloom, featuring family matriarch Violet Bridgerton, mother, grandmother and organizer-in-chief of the 8, is what made me pick up this anthology in the first place. It’s the only one I hadn’t read. This bittersweet novella tells Violet’s story more or less from the age of 8 to the age of 75 and encompasses her childhood, romance, widowhood and her later years. It was a delight to read even if very... not sad, but not particularly happy either. It felt like real life and the way things actually are where romantic happy ending might be feeling at peace rather than resting in your lover’s arms. I would have read this if it had been a full novel as well. But I think it was a very nice ending to a fabulous series. Rereading this series and this ending has reminded me of my love for this author’s writing and I’ll definitely be re-reading more and hopefully discovering new work.
Graphic: Blood, Miscarriage, Infertility, Grief, and Death