Reviews tagging 'War'

A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby by Vanessa Riley

6 reviews

rupanjali's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, and Ableism

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, and Death

Minor: Racial slurs, War, and Slavery

cooliuscaesar451's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful slow-paced

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

3.75

I enjoyed the premise and the style of this book, but a few of the dukes sexual proclivities aren't for me.

Specifically the his reaction to and discussions of Patience's breasts and her production of milk.

As I don't find that sexually intriguing, those scenes pulled me out of the story on the regular. I look forward to the next book moving on to another couple. 

I very much enjoyed the narrator's choices for the audiobook. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racial slurs, War, Racism, Slavery, Sexism, Pregnancy, and Misogyny

ccreadz's review

emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

A lot of people said the same thing I was going to say about the synopsis and cover setting the actual book's expectation too high (I really do love the cover, it's such a refresher from the stiff live action models you'd typically see on a historical romance). I also didn't love any of the characters except maybe jemina and even then it wasnt love, I was just the most fond of her. It's an OK book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Ableism, and Suicide

Minor: Death of parent

cjsamuel's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

The plot was overly convoluted and drowning in irrelevant details. It was never clear whether the main characters liked each other or not and that meant that the characters’ motivations were never clear to the reader. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Moderate: Forced institutionalization

Minor: War

britgirlreading's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting

Minor: Racial slurs, Mental illness, Colonisation, War, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Slavery

bedtimesandbooks's review

hopeful mysterious fast-paced

• 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Suicide, Self harm, Ableism, Alcohol, Drug use, War, Violence, Sexism, Murder, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Grief, Forced institutionalization, and Classism