Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Off to the Races by Elsie Silver

28 reviews

irisvdn's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Misogyny and Sexism

autumnwitch14's review against another edition

funny lighthearted 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Grief

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Sexism, Medical content, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

edietz22's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Cursing, Death, Grief, and Alcohol

kell_yeah_reads's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

3.75

per my spreadsheet:

i think i need to read read it.

spice 🌶  - a 4 🌶  spicy (romance.io scale)
length - just right
reading speed - read in 2 days
did it make me cry? - not this time

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, and Violence

chelle22's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

yoohanna's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Cancer

bethanystone13's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

sabrina_library's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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

3.5

As I have already read the Chestnut Spring series, I wanted to go back to where it all began, the Gold Rush Ranch series.

Vaughn and Billie were a delight to read about. The banter and sassiness from Billie was refreshing and reminds me of Willa in Heartless (another book from Elsie Silver). I love the character development in this book as well as all the side characters in the story. Having read most of the books written by Elsie Silver, I am impressed with the different approaches she takes for each story. 

Tropes:
-boss/employee
-forced proximity
-grumpy x sunshine
-1.5🌶️

As Elsie Silver has obviously been improving as she writes more books I’m giving this book a 3.5. That being said, if you love her books and want to read more into the cowboy world she has created, it is worth reading and I am happy that I did. I just personally prefer the Chestnut Spring series.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

hapalyn's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

This book wasn't my absolute favorite by Elsie, but I think that this series will still be fun to read through. Vaughn was just not my favorite mmc, and Billie was cool (but she felt off in the 2nd half of the book, like a different person). 

I think the 3rd act breakup was just... annoying I guess. I think if the book was longer, there would've been more time to realistically build the characters' relationship up. I just didn't feel like we had enough scenes of them together (especially any with a lot of tension) to believe their relationship was real. Like, yeah, they had sex, they argued, blah blah blah; but, I didn't feel like they actually had any reason to like each other more than they would a different random person?

 I think reading Chestnut Springs before this series wasn't a great idea, but regardless I did have fun reading the book and will continue on with the series. (I'm interested to see Stefan's character arc and redemption!!) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content

Moderate: Excrement

Minor: Animal cruelty and Death of parent

mmkn_99's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

3.0

I really like horses, so this was fun. Definitely enjoyed the romance and the groveling etc.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content