Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Peccati d'inverno by Lisa Kleypas

47 reviews

kuroko's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful fast-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: Ableism, Gun violence, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Violence, Abandonment

thefatpaperback's review against another edition

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Sexual harassment

Minor: Racial slurs, Xenophobia

ember_eyes_are_for_tigers's review against another edition

3.5

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The novel begins incredibly strong, with the two main characters seemingly opposites and having to work through their differences to make the best of their situation.
What I believe is the strongest point of this book is the incredible character development that both protagonists go through, especially Sebastian.
That said, however, halfway through the novel begins to fall a bit flat and, if you read other novels by the same author, you could even start noticing than in most novels one of the main protagonists falls ill, gets injured or is in some way physically altered (I’m including inebriation) for the story to continue developing.
In this specific case of this novel I believe that

having Sebastian injured by a gunshot

was rather unnecessary and felt rather forced. 
Nevertheless, the book is incredibly enjoyable!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Death of parent

hellobellarose's review against another edition

3.0

emotional 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: Complicated

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Cute marriage of convenience romance, some iffy elements including racism 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Racism, Kidnapping

Minor: Kidnapping

Use of G slur to refer to a Roma character and racialized language and stereotyping around him. Main character marries to escape abuse

kimib79's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny mysterious tense 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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Having not read the Autumn book, I was able to find Sebastian quite attractive. I do love a marriage of convenience.
Quick, spicy read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Sexual content, Grief

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

carbs666's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional 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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Lisa Kleypas at her fucking pinnacle. Professional driver on a closed course type shit. St. Vincent will have you screaming, crying, throwing up because he's so perfect. Evie is beyond charming, spine of steel, impossible not to root for. This book is the blueprint for what historical romance can be. So good I can't even say anything smart about it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence

Moderate: Physical abuse, Death of parent

lauramparis's review against another edition

4.0

emotional 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: Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Murder

Minor: Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

jaybee02's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny 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

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This is A+ reformed rake behavior and I am here for it. I love how quickly the story starts with Evie showing up at his place and propositioning him into a marriage of convenience. With that opener we are quickly off to the races and the angelic, stuttering (really) heroine is forever thought to have been duped by the too handsome, too flirty, 100% bad news Sebastian. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Physical abuse, Death of parent

kristirose's review against another edition

4.75

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Body shaming, Violence

I haven't read a historical romance in ages. I'm surprised at how much I enjoyed the book. I really liked the characters and their growth through the novel. I definitely plan to read more works by this author.