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spicycronereads's review against another edition
- 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
Be sure to check your trigger warnings though. The scandals have been updated for the 21st century and some may find the material difficult. There are multiple instances of SA (all off page) as well as a scary encounter with the police, among other things.
The secondary characters are well developed and a lot of fun. Not surprising given that this is the first book in a series about Trisha’s family. All of the books are based on Austen’s works.
There isn’t really any spice. And similar to Austen‘s narrative, this is a slow burn that really takes a while to heat up. Once it gets there, there are lots of great quotes and sweet moments. I give it two swoony hearts.💖💖
The novel has lots of racial and class diversity. Trisha is a first generation Indian American. Her mother was a Bollywood movie star and her father was royalty in the province that they come from in India. DJ and his sister Emma are part Indian, part English, and part Rwandan. There are very few white characters in the novel. So far there don’t seem to be any queer characters. But there are characters dealing with long-term illness and disability. Trisha is written in such a way that there are hints that she may be neurodivergent or maybe she just has some of those necessary characteristics of being a neurosurgeon. The ambiguity works.
Overall, I found this to be a fun and engaging read, and I really liked it. I will definitely read others in the series and look forward to how Sonali Dev adapts more of Austen‘s work. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 💖💖
Graphic: Pregnancy, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Classism, Racism, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Ableism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, Dementia, Pedophilia, and Miscarriage
Cancer,heather667's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Classism, Chronic illness, Sexism, Misogyny, Racism, Cancer, Ableism, Grief, and Medical content
Moderate: Death of parent, Dementia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Miscarriage
Minor: Racial slurs and Police brutality
bookswithbront'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
3.5
Graphic: Classism, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Sexual assault, Dementia, Police brutality, and Racism
Minor: Racial slurs
saukittome's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Colonisation, Medical content, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Infertility, Stalking, Dementia, Racial slurs, Death of parent, and Miscarriage
chelsearosales's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Racism, Terminal illness, Classism, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Miscarriage and Infertility
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Dementia, and Fire/Fire injury
laurennbrackbill'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
4.5
Moderate: Miscarriage, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Dementia, Hate crime, Medical content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Infertility, Racism, and Rape
internationalreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Ableism, Cancer, Classism, Grief, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Xenophobia, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Cultural appropriation, Dementia, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Medical content, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness
shams96's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Trisha was annoyingly entitled at points and guarded even from a reader’s standpoint. Having so many different family members that Trisha interacted with is what gave the story character.
Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Hate crime, Infertility, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Racism, and Trafficking
Minor: Dementia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Suicidal thoughts
smithy361's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Infertility
Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Dementia, Death, and Cursing
allisonwonderlandreads's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Bullying, Grief, Medical content, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Racism
Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, Dementia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, and Child abuse