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anamustacho's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
abby_can_read's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This was a quick and enjoyable read. I liked the characters and their relationships, the plot kept my interest, and I found the writing style to be engaging.
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, and Alcohol
Minor: Misogyny, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
micheala's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
It gets 2 stars mostly because the actual writing was good. This was my first Kleypas book, and I'll probably give her another go based on writing.
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy
sydapel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
beccaand's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
- absolutely adored the familial interactions between West, Kathleen and the Ladies Ravenel
- wasn't completely sold on the romance between Devon and Kathleen until after the maybe 60% mark and it was kind of dubious even then
- not sure how I feel on the set up of Helen and Rhys's book being the failed engagement, but am intrigued enough to read it
Graphic: Sexual content and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Sexual assault, and Car accident
Minor: Pregnancy
frantically's review against another edition
- 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
2.75
Graphic: Death, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcoholism and Injury/Injury detail
_alyssar_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcohol and Classism
Minor: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
lilyofthevalley_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The good parts of this book were that I got to go back and read about the beginnings of Helen and Rhysâ relationship. I had previously read âDevil in Springâ and then âMarrying Winterbourneâ, so I was curious how it all started between them. In particular, the detail about Helenâs rare, delicate orchid that Rhysâ is in charge of and how good care he takes of it was completely swoon-worthy đ
Even though I didnât end up enjoying this book as much as the other two I read in the âRavenelâ series, I think it helps greatly to read it order to get the full context of both Devon and Kathleen as well as Helen and Rhysâ relationships in future books.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Alcoholism
jujubeees's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75
Moderate: Alcoholism
alikath's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Alcoholism
Minor: Death