Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Peccati d'inverno by Lisa Kleypas

5 reviews

medicinewoman's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Death of parent

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse

Minor: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Torture

cepbreed's review against another edition

4.0

lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Now this is what I'm talking about! After the trainwreck that was the last book I was seriously having doubts about my determination to give Kleypas another chance, and I wasn't disappointed! Unlike in It Happened One Autumn the main characters are actually very likable! Shocking considering how much redemption St. Vincent had to go through, yet Kleypas managed it. Everything he did in the previous book was terrible, and it made me hate him, yet the new side of him we saw, with the help of Evie's perspective made him an instant favorite for me. Maybe it's my bias for the shy girl and bold guy trope but this novel was infinitely better. St. Vincent became a male lead I actually loved, the slow realization that he's falling for Evie had me in such a chokehold, I eat that shit up everytime! I'm sorry for doubting you Lisa Kleypas 🙏 If I had read this before It Happened One Autumn maybe I would've given Lillian and Marcus more grace

Songs:

• Sparks Fly - Taylor Swift 
• Norman fucking Rockwell - Lana Del Rey  
• Million Dollar Man - Lana Del Rey

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Rape, Pregnancy

local_hat's review against another edition

3.0

medium-paced

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This one came out in 2009. Not even that old! And while it proves my point that romance used to get much better copyediting, the casual racism, casual fat-hate, casual classism, casual ableism, and casual iffy consent have aged a lot less well. I definitely used to love Kleypas and her multiple series set in the same universe... and now I think I'm glad I fell away from them and haven't re-read any recently.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Death of parent, Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Kidnapping

Minor: Rape

rearic's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Moderate: Terminal illness, Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Stalking

arudnicki's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse