Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore

11 reviews

unsuccessfulbookclub's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Misogyny, Alcohol, Sexual content, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Alcoholism

allisonmspiers's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Classism, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Sexism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Addiction, and Bullying

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Medical content

zer0zer0's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Sexism, Classism, and Misogyny

Minor: Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Sexual harassment, and Death of parent

Misogyny, sexism, and classism flagged are all setting appropriate but not overly violent or graphic. Death of a parent, alcoholism:

Spoiler

Both the main characters have experienced this, though is not touched on much for the female protag, and briefly discussed for the male protag. The male protag’s father was an alcoholic and died from this, which the male protag harbours resentment for.

Pregnancy, misscarraige:

Spoiler

the main female protag had a miscarriage before the story began, this and the pregnancy are only mentioned in 2 scenes.

Sexual assault & harassment:

Spoiler

There is a scene where one of the main protags friends is harassed and groped by a police officer.

saurahsaurus's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.25

I really liked this book! I was seeking out a light-hearted read with a love interest for a bit of escapism. I ended up liking it more than I’d thought I would. I learned a bit about history, and found that it wasn’t as light as its tags would indicate. In fact, I thought the book was rather emotional, angst-y, and at times even heart-wrenching.

The main characters and their love story were very compelling, to the point that I could actually see this occurring in the past. They’re a bit star-crossed, and that’s what made things so emotional: in real history, their socio-economic circumstances would have precluded their love from blossoming, much less their initial meeting. Thankfully, this is fiction so we’re allowed to dream :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Misogyny, Sexism, and Classism

Moderate: Colonisation, Alcohol, Abandonment, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Bullying, Physical abuse, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Infidelity

A note about what the “sexual assault” tag, with minor spoilers (that are not major plot spoilers).

Spoiler

The assault referenced is brief, and is groping by an authority figure. I tagged it as “assault” because it goes beyond verbal harassment. Although it is brief, it is described as it happens (rather than an event in the past that is mentioned in passing), so I listed it under “moderate”.

jana16's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Police brutality, Sexism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Misogyny

Minor: Pregnancy, Death of parent, Torture, and War

thefatpaperback's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

2.0

The feminism in this book wasn’t what I wanted it to be. The characters’ feminism was still classist and sex-negative, so it didn’t extend to women who were mistresses and sex-workers. Additionally, there were too many things going on in this plot of this book to make for a cohesive and comprehensive read. I also didn’t ever care for the Duke sooo not for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexism, Classism, Grief, Misogyny, and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault and Alcoholism

brichneyfloss's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Pregnancy

helterskelter9's review against another edition

inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Classism

Minor: Police brutality, Sexual harassment, and Pregnancy

kb33's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

This isn’t usually a genre I enjoy, but for the most part I liked this book. It had its flaws, but for a style I don’t like, it was exceptional. Going to read the rest of the series now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Classism, Sexism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, and Violence

Minor: Pregnancy, Infidelity, and Miscarriage

roget's review against another edition

dark lighthearted 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

3.0

The duke was a bit predatory in some scenes in ways that squicked me out. Annabelle was okay with it; in her place, I wouldn’t have been. (Also wasn’t a fan of a scene in which he contemplates how he would have the power to

Spoiler

rape her.

I think the author was trying to draw attention to his awareness of their uncomfortable power differentials, and obviously, he does not do that, but the fact that the thought occurs to him, even in an abstract, disassociated way, is tbh a bit chilling. I kept reading because the book is mostly self aware of this. It seems to want us to confront the more uncomfortable ways that women were (and are) interacted with. 

I did like the scene on the parliament floor. That made me like him a touch more. That was pretty cool.

Overall, I was rooting for Jenkins despite knowing that he wasn’t who she’d end up with b/c Montgomery seemed like a stack of red flags sewn into a bag that you might stuff over someone’s head while kidnapping them.

The suffragette content was quite fascinating to see, and it was woven into the plot well. It’s a historical romance with some fleshed out muscle, basically. 

Note: for sensitive, anxious turtles like myself, this book does have mature scenes, but they are skippable without too much plot confusion. 

Another note: I marked “dark” because I think this is dark for the genre.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Classism, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Police brutality, Sexual assault, and Cursing

Minor: Addiction, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Rape, Violence, and Sexual violence

I would recommend victims of sexual harassment, assault, and violence proceed with caution.