Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory

14 reviews

jenna_justi2004's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted sad 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

4.0

This is the first book I’ve started and finished all the way through. And I enjoyed it so much. It tells the story of Nik who gets proposal at a baseball game after dating for 5 months. He’s a complete dick. The cliche piece of shit boyfriend, who only proposed to enhance his acting career. Nik is a writer who is sarcastic sexy and so badass. She struggles of trauma with a lot of shitty ex’s.  And feeling confident in herself and through tout the book is attempting to be more open about relationships, without even knowing it. Her friend Dana is gay, love that for her. She gets with this blonde girl named Natalie, who also had a shitty ex but she was married to him. And he was emotionally abusive. Which struck to me and made me feel so much more for this book than I was already feeling. Then we have Carlos. Carlos Carlos Carlos. The love of my life. He’s a sexy doctor who swoops in and saves her from the jumbo trot cameras attacking her. Which starts into a friends with benefits that hits so god damned well. Bro. It’s agonizingly obvious how hard they were falling for each other. IT WAS TOLD FROM BOTH POINT OF VEIWS FOR CRYING OUT LOUD. He made her food. Multiple times. It was beautiful, the banter the romance, the family. All great. No complaints at all. I mean it was something I would have ate up years ago. But now I love it. It’s not different to other romance novels. It wasn’t challenging (which is what I needed) and I needed fluff. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

rebecca_arielle's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Medical trauma

Minor: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

jenn_reads's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Grief

juliaaaaa's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

If you’ve read any of Guillory’s other writings and liked them you*have* to read this one. It’s (in my opinion) her best of the wedding date series. The characters are loveable, the story is sweet, and it’s so funny at times i couldn’t help laughing out loud. Definitely would recommend to anyone who likes romanc. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Domestic abuse and Stalking

iamsammie27's review

emotional funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

allthat_jazz's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, and Death of parent

mads_reads_books's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse

leighannebfd3b's review

funny hopeful reflective

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Biphobia

paolina's review against another edition

emotional relaxing slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

readingandteaching247's review

emotional lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

When Nik gets a surprise proposal at a baseball game and needs to flee - Carlos is there to help her escape.  Carlos was a supporting character in The Wedding Date and it was so fun to meet his family during this story.  

The chemistry between these two is so cute and they definitely have a believable connection.  I love Nik’s group of friends as well as Carlos’s family.  Guillory does just a great job creating ties between her characters and making you want to pick up the next book on this series!  I will definitely be reading The Wedding Date soon!

While I was sometimes frustrated by Carlos’s issues with medicine, especially as a doctor, I did still enjoy this book.  I would recommend it for my romance readers, especially those while enjoyed The Wedding Date and the fun loving Carlos we met in that book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Death of parent

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

Minor: Racism and Stalking