Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

When a Scot Ties the Knot by Tessa Dare

19 reviews

indieandajean's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted

• 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

I tried very hard (veh-ry veh-ry hard) to find something I didn't like about this one, and honestly folks, I came up empty. "The cover art wasn't my favorite" was about the best I had because otherwise this is just all the tropes wrapped up with a neat little (tartan) bow.

If you like any of the following, this one is for you:
- Misunderstandings
-Marriage of convenience
-My heart can't take rejection so I am going to pretend I'm not in love even though I totally am.
-Kilts.
-Accents.
-Tragic backstories
-Lovable side characters
-Possessiveness
-Supporting each other's dreams

Need I say more?

I really think this might be one of my favorite books Dare has ever written, and I highly recommend reading it.

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Content Warnings

Minor: War, Alcoholism, Classism, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pregnancy, Violence, Alcohol, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, and Colonisation

uranaishi's review

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Blood, Classism, Mental illness, Misogyny, Dementia, Medical content, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Colonisation, Death, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Alcohol, Death of parent, Infidelity, Bullying, Child abuse, Grief, Rape, Violence, and War

elesme's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Abandonment and Child abuse

kyeruhh's review

emotional funny 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

4.0

Very (verra) cute, and I always appreciate when the grumpy character is in fact grumpy and not mean. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Sexual content

Moderate: Death and Child death

Minor: Death of parent

daisycantread24's review

lighthearted fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual content, and Panic attacks/disorders

charitytinnin's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, and War

cup_of_rosie's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Moderate: Abandonment and War

liviamello's review

funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and War

Moderate: Dementia, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

freckled_frog_boi's review

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

1.5

I will always point out where it all falls apart for me because romance novels are a tricky genre. They often perpetuate pretty harmful ideas of the boundaries of love and what it should look like; and enforces all sorts of gender stereotypes that truly shouldn't be normative. 

The pregnancy trope, miscommunication, and overt jealousy had me cringing and honestly turned me off of the book toward the end. The patriarchal undertones declaring the man to be powerful and the woman to be weak-willed put me on edge; but there are moments that flip that idea on its head and were super fun, and I wish that were the vibe for the book instead of otherwise. I did love the premise and many of the scenes. Him stressing himself out at a ball just so she could get the job opportunity of a lifetime was cute and made me like him; which is good because, in the beginning, he was being an ass, taking advantage of a humiliated lady, and was super horny but not interesting. I like when I can tell the characters are in love and care about each other. And I love a fake boyfriend/enemies-to-lovers situation.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Sexism, War, Dementia, and Pregnancy

kkalicky94's review

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Abandonment