Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Cold-Hearted Rake by Lisa Kleypas

7 reviews

anamustacho's review against another edition

challenging emotional lighthearted relaxing 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

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

4.0

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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. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, and Alcohol

Minor: Misogyny, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

emilyjmasters's review against another edition

5.0

5/5 no notes 
This book’s got it alll baybee
✅ yearning 
✅ tenderly taking care of wounds/illness
✅ danger and action 
✅ toe-curling kisses
✅ laugh-out-loud sass

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol

aklovekorn's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexual content, Grief, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

ember_eyes_are_for_tigers'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

From the previous novels it’s obvious the growth that the author has gone through, both for the writing style and the development of the characters.
The most prominent aspect is the characters, they really shiny in the novel. Both in the depth and their relationships between each other, which doesn’t stop at the two main characters but envelops every single character.
And, best thing of all, it’s funny!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

sydapel's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted slow-paced

• 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

I really want to say more than that this is fine, but unfortunately that's what I've got. Again, it feels like there's a lot of potential to Devon and Kathleen's dynamic (a la A Lady Awakened) but the pacing is so awkward and the ending so abrupt I just couldn't root for them. Hoping to revisit their relationship more in the next installment as Kleypas often does. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

_alyssar_'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

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