Reviews tagging 'Grief'

It Takes Two to Tumble: Seducing the Sedgwicks by Cat Sebastian

17 reviews

judassilver's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual content, and Grief

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexism

Minor: Death of parent

crystalisreading's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Grief

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

callidoralblack's review against another edition

lighthearted

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

peannlewis's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia

cheye13's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

This was a quick and cute read. Some things (like Alice and her disability) were handled surprisingly well, others (like Hartley's past) seemed glibly glanced over. It could probably be called instalove, but that didn't bother me. Just a sweet little story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Grief

Minor: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, and Death of parent

purplepenning's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Classism

Minor: Emotional abuse

wilybooklover's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

I liked this, but it was not one of my favourite Cat Sebastian books (not a negative, just a really high bar). 

I just love to see a starchy hero undone by a sunshine love interest. Phillip losing all of his stern demeanour in the face of Ben’s bright personality was just a delight to read. Phillip and Ben were so cute together and I loved the sense of community. This is one of those rare romances that actually works really well with the inclusion of kids. There’s also a dog and ducklings and lambs... absolutely adorable. 

I did feel like the pacing was a bit off, and Ben being technically engaged to Alice for most of the book made me a bit uncomfortable (even if it wasn’t a ‘real’ engagement). It didn’t really cause any conflict so I’m not sure why it was included. There were also more Americanisms than I’m used to from this author, which grated a bit. 

Still, this was charming and tender and delightfully low on angst, as expected from Cat Sebastian. If the idea of a gay Regency Sound of Music (minus the Nazis) appeals to you, then this will definitely be your cup of tea. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Sexual content

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Homophobia, Grief, and Abandonment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

taelights's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

I was looking for something gay, mindless, and fun to read so I picked this and I ended up loving it way more than I thought I would. 

Honestly this was a very nice short read that had a lot of hot sex scenes and cute fluffy scenes in it mixed in with some emotional angst. It was a very good read tbh. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Death, Homophobia, Sexual content, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia

alreads13's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Sexual content

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Death, Grief, and Religious bigotry

20sidedbi's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

This book is Sound of Music except it's gorgeously gay, has plenty of sex, and doesn't have any Nazis. So it's everything you never knew you needed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Ableism, Homophobia, and Grief

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent