Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn

119 reviews

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

emiliemhr'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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Violence and Death of parent

pauline79's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-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

I didn’t like the beginning as it seemed very like Cinderella and the evil stepmother but I really got into the storyline after chapter 2. Loved the ending of it. My favourite book of the series, so far anyway! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Fatphobia and Rape

kkpines's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Misogyny, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Rape and Pregnancy

nadiajohnsonbooks's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Classism

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Fatphobia