Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

When a Scot Ties the Knot by Tessa Dare

15 reviews

cheye13's review

emotional tense 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? Yes

3.0

The writing in this was brilliant and I did read it in one sitting. Other than that, it wasn't particularly special imo. (Except the heroine had a version of my name which was a trip lol)

The characters had chemistry, and I liked the plot just fine. But there was a lot of... convenience? For lack of a better word. In a romance I do expect a level of genre-typical plot convenience (meetcutes, etc) but not in the emotional or character development. There were quite a few scenes where the big, intimidating war captain pushed some boundaries, and readers get his well-meaning inner monologue, but the heroine can't know his intentions, but she just happens to be fine with it?

I guess there was just. Too little communication for me, and it didn't even use the miscommunication trope lmao. A lot of "unsaid" things that just didn't make sense to me. The Scottish thing also felt a little gimmicky, but I did like the little exploration of a woman's career of the time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Medical content

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Abandonment, and War

Minor: Ableism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death of parent, and Alcohol

martamae77's review

funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent and Pregnancy

kim03's review

emotional funny 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

4.25

Idk, I feel like Tessa Dare could've milked it out a little more (e.g. the marriage of convenience, the letters she wrote but also Logan's character / background...)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Abandonment, and War

Minor: Blood and Death of parent

aqtbenz's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent

Moderate: Abandonment

ananko's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Medical trauma

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, and Pregnancy