Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Not Quite a Husband by Sherry Thomas

3 reviews

jaybee02's review

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

M/F, historical romance, estranged spouses, she's the daughter of an earl and a doctor, he's the boy next door who grows up to be a mathematician/adventurer/professor who has always loved her

I reeeallly wish I would have read the content warnings about this one before starting because I def would not have picked it up. That's what I get for just picking up another book straight from the library's (virtual) shelves instead of perusing reviews first. 

The premise is good - there's an unknown reason for why she asks for an annulment and she shortly thereafter she runs off to India. Fast forward a few years and he is sent to find her and bring her back to London because her father's health is failing. The problem for me:
both of the characters creep on the other while they sleep! Even if it's implied that the other person is enjoying the acts... this is not my cup o' tea.
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amachattie's review

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

3.0

Definitely my least favourite Sherry Thomas so far. The historical setting is somewhat interesting, but the "excusing sexual assault as historically accurate" trope in historical romance has never convinced me.
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