Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

A Rogue of One's Own by Evie Dunmore

34 reviews

hannahrhian's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, and Mental illness

bookishmillennial's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

This was not my favorite of the series so far (the first one was fine!), but I will continue on and see if I like the third one. First of all, I found the inclusion of the Shiva tattoo to be ..... a choice. I don't know, I just felt it was unnecessary and if you're going to do something like this, as a white writer, you need to do your due diligence and you *need* to hire sensitivity readers. I appreciate whenever historical romance tries to add commentary on the racism, sexism, colonization, etc. of the time, but you still need to do it with immense care. 

Tristan & Lucie were okay; I do enjoy a slow burn because I love the unraveling of each character and the final ultimate "okay fine you have broken down my walls and I want you!" That is always delicious. However, I just could not find the male love interest that redeemable. Was he charismatic and had his sweet moments? Yes, absolutely. I just didn't feel he redeemed himself, that's all!

Steam was a 2.5/5 

content warnings are below!  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Racism, Sexism, and Sexual content

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, and War

itsgnat's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

eleek0609's review against another edition

funny hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Sexual content

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Domestic abuse and War

theladydetective'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Re-reading the series to get ready for the 4th and final book. I really liked the dynamic of the main characters and I was rooting for Lucie to find someone that she could rely on (she takes on a lot of responsibility). I found the order of the series interesting, and feel like her story should have been last. There are some issues with the book concerning diversity (e.g., cultural issues and insensitivities), and negative characterizations of lgbtq+ characters, which I think should  definitely be discussed if this book is chosen for a book club.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Cultural appropriation, and Sexual harassment

lauramparis'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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual content

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Colonisation, and War

hanz's review

emotional lighthearted slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Misogyny

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Sexual content

_alyssar_'s review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and War

macykey's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-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

3.75

This book was extremely slow in the beginning but once it picked up, it PICKED UP and I couldn’t put it down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Animal cruelty, Homophobia, and Sexual assault

bexi's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Homophobia, Sexism, Cultural appropriation, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Classism

Minor: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Injury/Injury detail