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readin3738's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.25
Graphic: Mental illness, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
hq_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Bullying, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, and Sexual harassment
k8thegr8's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Suicide, Blood, Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol
_alyxo_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting
Moderate: Suicide attempt
zeaing's review against another edition
4.25
the dukes are a lot. nick both has this need to dominate and control every little thing to do with lavinia but also loves her free spirit that it confuses me at times. he loves her in this odd way that makes me both hate him and want to see more of their relationship progress. sy is sy. i’m not sure what i can say about him despite the fact that i think he’s absolutely mad, he hates lavinia and she sure as hell hates him but there’s something about the tension between them that is something else. in a room alone full of weapons i don’t know if they’d kill eachother or fuck eachother first. and remy, remy my baby. i love that man with my whole chest. he deserves so much better and i just loved to see him throughout the book. his relationship with lavinia was so oddly soft that i LIVED for the scenes with them both. seeing his come to a realisation about the dreams and everything coming together made sense but also put so many more questions into my head that i just can’t wait for the next two duke books.
lavinia is something else entirely. from her blue hair and aggressiveness to her motherly nature with archie (i swear if something happens to archie i don’t know what i’ll do), she was so different to what i’d expected. i like how despite her having her limits and knowing when enough was enough with her, she rarely failed to stick up for herself. she knew the impossible situation she was in but she still had a backbone and somehow survived. i can’t wait to see her (hopefully) get more freedom and learn to express herself so much more when she can.
lavinia and verity made the most unlikely duo, seeing the ‘royals tree’ kinda image at the beginning of the book made me imagine they’d hate each other but instead seeing their friendship (if we can call it that) made me smile. same with sarah and lavinia, seeing sarah practically give lavinia free reign with her sons makes me hope that sarah will become somewhat of a mother-figure for lavinia. i don’t know what to say about story and lavinia, i was definitely expecting them to have a different relationship but i understand that lavinia hasn’t learnt about the lords’ relationship with story and grown with them the way the reader has. ngl i’m hoping for some chapters in the next book with lavinia babysitting melody…
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Abandonment
Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Forced institutionalization
andibrink's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
Moderate: Self harm and Trafficking