Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by KJ Charles

4 reviews

stormeno's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racism, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Classism

crystalisreading's review

adventurous emotional hopeful

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

More violence and tension than i expected, but nevertheless absolutely delightful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Grief, and Outing

Minor: Misogyny, Slavery, Pregnancy, and Colonisation

callidoralblack's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Abandonment

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Rape, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Outing, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

purplepenning's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

An open-door, LGBTQ, Regency romance between a new baronet and the leader of a smuggling operation. High-stakes adventure, high-heat encounters, family support and family betrayal, lovely respectful communication (after requisite miscommunication), marshland entomology, Kentish dialect lessons, thoughtful discussions of the philosophies vs realities of war policies... As always, KJ Charles delivers an emotionally resonate, well-researched, entertaining historical with great diversity rep. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Outing, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Gun violence, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Deportation