Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

On the Way to the Wedding: Bridgerton by Julia Quinn

5 reviews

cicireadsinthedark's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gun violence

_evyn_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense

4.5

This book was well written and intriguing and satisfying but also upsetting. I was not expecting to be so surprised by the disgusting abusive behavior of some of the new characters based on the more predictable plots of previous books in the series. It wasn't an entirely unwelcome change because I imagine it was realistic, just disturbing and hard to reconcile. 
The second epilogue should have had a trigger warning about the very explicit though probably  realistic blood and bodily harm to a character I'm sure many readers, like myself, will have grown a significant amount of love and empathy for (which does make the events harder to stomach). I threw up and had to skip ahead enough to not risk seeing any more so I am not exactly sure what I missed but I'm sad that I won't know the whole truth about the ending even if I stayed shaking and faint for awhile after. 
Still, I give this book a 4.5 and tip my hat to Julia Quinn for writing a captivating series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

saskiahill's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Death of parent, and Classism

Minor: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

brownieboo's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-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

Moderate: Bullying, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Kidnapping

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

inuy21's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, and Pregnancy