Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn

30 reviews

miss_cr's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful 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

Didn't pick up pace until chapter 3, but then I couldn't stop! Such a good story! I look forward to seeing the next season of Bridgerton to compare the book and show!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Abandonment, and Classism

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Pregnancy

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Fatphobia, Rape, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

jneverland's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

hopestar's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing slow-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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism, and Deportation

gasoline_allie's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.75

I love a Cinderella retelling, and I really liked Sophie as a character. Although I don’t usually have a lot of buy-in with stories that have “love at first sight,” I did think Sophie and Benedict’s longing for each other was romantic...

…and, of course, parts were as problematic as hell, which is not surprising, considering its age, I guess.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Abandonment

Minor: Body shaming

you_fanci_me_mad's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Classism

Moderate: Rape, Slavery, and Deportation

Attempted rape thwarted before anything happens

rmesquirrel's review against another edition

lighthearted slow-paced

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

2.75

I've read 3 of her books now. They are basically all the same. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

walkingcha0s's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Death of parent, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Classism

wild_rabbits's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Vomit and Deportation

britwalsh16's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.5

This has been my favorite Bridgerton book so far!! And maybe that’s partially because I just LOVE fairytale retellings, especially Cinderella ones (even though Disney’s animated Cinderella is not my favorite in the least). But also cause Benedict is officially my favorite (in the books atleast), book Anthony & Colin were very lacking, I love them in the show, but their book personalities had a lot of… I guess faults, that I was not a fan of. But Benedict… I don’t know what it is…but Benedict just stole my heart! 

Especially the moment he realized he wanted to marry Sophie despite him thinking she was just a maid. He proved to be sweet & caring, and willing to say fuck society for this girl that he just couldn’t help but love!! It’s inspiring, and we all deserve a Benedict Bridgerton! 💜

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Misogyny, Medical content, Abandonment, and Deportation

Minor: Infidelity, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

cdoubet's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Classism

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, and Sexual content

Minor: Confinement, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment