Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn

112 reviews

grace_b_3's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Death of parent

brooke_w's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Classism

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Rape and Colonisation

you_fanci_me_mad's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Classism

Moderate: Rape, Slavery, and Deportation

Attempted rape thwarted before anything happens

torianne9413's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing fast-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Death of parent

haileydeltano's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious tense 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

5.0

this is the best book in the series so far

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Fatphobia, Rape, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

aishoka's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

3.0

Hard to get past some very iffy consent moments. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Fatphobia

cowboylikestoread43's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Classism

walkingcha0s's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Death of parent, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Classism

nicole_zx's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Death of parent

kerrence30's review against another edition

challenging lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

Another male lead who is not particularly likeable. The only thing that would compel the female lead to love him is the mystery of his character given how they meet, but once she knows him better he seems like a worse person, until his complete character reversal at the end - he changes from a typically misogynistic man of the time, to a modern liberal and understanding day of today + hero of the story, and it’s quite unbelievable.
The storyline is based initially on Cinderella, which is actually fine - it’s adapted with enough point of difference to feel fresh and interesting, however the choice of that option feels rather lazy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape, Kidnapping, and Death of parent