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bo_chloer's review against another edition
2.0
DNF 40%. It feels like minimum research was done about the time period (regarding dowry and how women inherited property), plus the normans all speaking perfect english??
also the main dude isn’t really charismatic enough to get away with how much of a dickhead he is to his wife so he just comes across as mean and pushy all the time
also the main dude isn’t really charismatic enough to get away with how much of a dickhead he is to his wife so he just comes across as mean and pushy all the time
zombie_loves_books's review
emotional
hopeful
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
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment
Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
smithrachaelynn's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
4.25
Things I liked:
- Hugh was so thoughtful and kind. I absolutely loved his interactions with Emma’s sisters. It was so wholesome. I just wanted to give him a hug.
- The story sucked me in really quickly and kept me reading. I enjoyed the pace and the writing a lot.
Things I didn’t like:
- Emma was a difficult character for me. She had moments but mostly she really irritated me.
- I was really closed to DNFing this in the very beginning because nothing about these two characters made me want to keep going, but Hugh grew on me. I also really got sucked into the writing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Rape, Suicide, Grief, and Death of parent
belle13's review
The pacing felt really off and although the premise was interesting I just couldn’t connect with the characters
sunnyxviii's review
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
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? Yes
4.0
🔥 4/5
❤️ didn’t expect to enjoy this as much as I did! I really liked it because it mostly focused on the conflict between characters and the main couple’s relationship, with a small dash of violence-filled plot 😂 also loved the hilarious earlier chapters of them fighting (sometimes literally)
💔 I knew there was going to be violence as stated in the start of the book, but maybe an additional and more specific trigger warning forSA (not super graphic but detailed enough that you know it occurred)
❤️ didn’t expect to enjoy this as much as I did! I really liked it because it mostly focused on the conflict between characters and the main couple’s relationship, with a small dash of violence-filled plot 😂 also loved the hilarious earlier chapters of them fighting (sometimes literally)
💔 I knew there was going to be violence as stated in the start of the book, but maybe an additional and more specific trigger warning for
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual violence
ta2dlibrarian's review
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-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? Yes
3.5
An arranged marriage becomes a knightly romance between a first-born daughter and a Cinnamon Roll hero.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Pregnancy
uri_rin99's review
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
llamallamacallurmama's review
**Most of my reviews contain detailed Content notes (including CW/TW) sections, which may include spoilers. I have tried to mark them appropriately, but please use caution.**
Ebook
DNF
Summary: Forced political marriage between a young woman and knight who get off to a bad start. | Stats: HR - Medieval, M/F, part of a series (seems to stand largely alone), open door. | Notes: This seems like the author googled a “medieval word for ___” a few times and read the intro to a wikipedia page on the Norman invasion and said, “Good enough!” The characters are one dimensional, things happen to them without meaningful response or reflection, and they read far too modern. There is some classic romance book-ness to the story which is really why I continued for so long, but it really wasn’t working for me. I also felt like the SA was not handled particularly meaningfully or respectfully and just used as a way to slow the consummation of the MCs' marriage down slightly. Rather a dark note in an overall disney-ish story.
Incomplete, but still spoilery, Content Notesforced/arranged marriage, war, death of parent (heart attack), age gap (30M, 20?F), alcohol, violence (sword fighting, knife violence, bow and arrows), blood and mild gore, snake bite, injuries and primitive medical care, general manhandling, SA of FMC (on page, groping, touching and fingering), slapping (of the FMC by villain), illness, poisoning, death of infant sibilng (brief description)
Ebook
DNF
Summary: Forced political marriage between a young woman and knight who get off to a bad start. | Stats: HR - Medieval, M/F, part of a series (seems to stand largely alone), open door. | Notes: This seems like the author googled a “medieval word for ___” a few times and read the intro to a wikipedia page on the Norman invasion and said, “Good enough!” The characters are one dimensional, things happen to them without meaningful response or reflection, and they read far too modern. There is some classic romance book-ness to the story which is really why I continued for so long, but it really wasn’t working for me. I also felt like the SA was not handled particularly meaningfully or respectfully and just used as a way to slow the consummation of the MCs' marriage down slightly. Rather a dark note in an overall disney-ish story.
Incomplete, but still spoilery, Content Notes
notbeforebreakfast's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5