No strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities.
Overall: 5-stars
Safety Rating: Safe (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • Does have OM dNo strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities.
Overall: 5-stars
Safety Rating: Safe (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • Does have OM drama - Heroine goes on a date with the (unknown to her) Hero's guardian's brother, which hurts the Hero's feelings • Does have OW drama - There's a rumour the Hero is to wed a business partner's daughter, and the Hero confirms the partner favours the alliance. But the Hero doesn't even contemplate it because he's so gone for the Heroine. • Does have the Heroine pushing the Hero away • Does have a brief separation - Both celibate (hide spoiler)]
Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[ • Sexual harassment • SO MUCH benevolent sexism (the Heroine's brothers to her UGGH) • Knife violence • Physical violence • Attempted murder • Kidnapping • Classism • Recounting of child abuse (including whippings, starvation) • Murder of the Hero's guardian recounted • Grief (see above) • Infidelity (between side characters) • Murder (hide spoiler)]
No strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities.
Overall: 3-stars
Safety Rating: Safe with Exceptions / Not Safe (view spoiler)[ • No strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities.
Overall: 3-stars
Safety Rating: Safe with Exceptions / Not Safe (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • Does have mild OW drama - OW, who was hitting on the Heroine's brother, decides she wants to go home with the Hero and hits on him. He shuts her down. - I don't consider this book safe because the Heroine has had a crush on the Hero for weeks (months?) and has seen the Hero go home with multiple women over that time. (It is the virgin x manhoe trope). • No OM drama • Does have the Hero pushing the Heroine away • No separation (hide spoiler)]
Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[ • Domestic abuse (Heroine's is abused by her brother and neglected by her father) • Gun violence • Sex trafficking • Murder • Knife violence • Gore • Physical assault • Mention of intimate partner violence (between side characters) (hide spoiler)]
No strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities.
Overall: 3.5-stars
I usually don't mind insta-love/lust, but I find I do mind wheNo strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities.
Overall: 3.5-stars
I usually don't mind insta-love/lust, but I find I do mind when the book explores the kind of dark themes this one does. The Heroine really needed to trust the Hero, but there were no scenes that developed their emotional intimacy or trust. Also, I thought the Heroine was a little tstl at the beginning - she was intentionally getting drunk around men she thought were predators and criminals.
I'm totally reading the first four books just so I can read the last one in the series. ...more
No strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities.
Overall: 2.5-stars
Safety Rating: Safe (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • No OW/OM draNo strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities.
Overall: 2.5-stars
Safety Rating: Safe (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • No OW/OM drama • Does the Hero pushing the Heroine away • Does have a brief separation (hide spoiler)]
Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[ • Abduction • Threat of gun violence • Murder • Virgin Heroine • R@pe recounted (Heroine's mother was assaulted by the Hero's father who also plans on assaulting the Heroine) (hide spoiler)]
Safety Rating: Not Safe/Safe with Exceptions (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • No OW/OM drama – However, thRepresentation: Autistic Heroine
Overall: 3-stars
Safety Rating: Not Safe/Safe with Exceptions (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • No OW/OM drama – However, the MCs go to a strip club after they get married, and the Hero pays two strippers (a man and a woman) to give them a private show (the MCs watch them have sex and the woman looks at the Hero) – Hero's been celibate for two years – Heroine's a virgin • Does have the Hero pushing the Heroine away • Does have a brief separation (both celibate) (hide spoiler)]
Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[ • Gun violence • Murder • Heroine's uncle r@ped her best friend • Ableism • Heroine's a virgin (hide spoiler)]
Safety Rating: Safe with Exceptions (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • No OW drama – The Hero is aRepresentation: Gay supporting character
Overall: 4.5-stars
Safety Rating: Safe with Exceptions (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • No OW drama – The Hero is a virgin because he cannot stand to have people touch him after being assaulted in prison • Does have OM drama – the Heroine was courting her boss and friend at Scotland Yard, but the furthest it went before meeting the Hero was a kiss – Her boss is, of course, the enemy of the Hero • Does have the Hero pushing the Heroine away • Does have a few weeks separation (both celibate) (hide spoiler)]
Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[ • Abduction • Nonconsensual bondage • Child abuse • Child molestation • Attempted murder • Murder • Knife violence • Discussion of r@pe • Both MCs are virgins (hide spoiler)]
Safety Rating: Safe (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • No OW drama • Does have OM drama – Heroine isRepresentation: Deaf supporting character
Overall: 5-stars
Safety Rating: Safe (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • No OW drama • Does have OM drama – Heroine is being courted by an OM who wants to marry her • Does have the Heroine pushing the Hero away • Does have a ~1 week separation (both celiabte) (hide spoiler)]
Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[ • Kidnapping, drugging and attempted murder of Heroine's son • Recounting attempted r@pe of Hero's sister (hide spoiler)]
No strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities.
Overall: 5-stars
Safety Rating: Safe with Exceptions (view spoiler)[ • No cheatingNo strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities.
Overall: 5-stars
Safety Rating: Safe with Exceptions (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • No OW drama – But, the Hero breaks up with his mistress at the start of the book after confirming the Heroine's identity. The OW is the only woman he's been with sexually besides the Heroine. • Does have OM drama – There's an ideal, titled man that the Heroine's parents would like her to consider courting. She's friendly with him and doesn't immediately rebuff him, but nothing romantic/sexual happens between the OM and Heroine. • Does have the MCs pushing each other away • No separation (hide spoiler)]
Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[ • Classicism • Elitism • Discussion of child labour, homelessness, imprisonment, and institutional poverty experienced as a child • Abduction of baby (the Heroine) from her mother (the Heroine's father's mistress) and allusion to the resulting trauma (hide spoiler)]
No strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities.
Overall: 3.5-stars
Safety Rating: Safe with Exceptions (view spoiler)[ • No cheatiNo strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities.
Overall: 3.5-stars
Safety Rating: Safe with Exceptions (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • Kinda has OW drama – Ash (view spoiler)[impersonates his brother so he's in a fake relationship with Scarlett's ex-friend, unknown to her friend since she thinks Ash is his brother. (hide spoiler)] • No OM drama – But the men who will make up Scarlett's harem don't like each other. • Does have the Heroine pushing the guys away, and does have Widow pushing the Heroine away • No separation (hide spoiler)]
Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[ • Gun violence • Threat of dub-con • Knife violence • Mutilation (Bohnes chops off a guy's fingers for groping Scarlett) • Death/murder • Armed robbery (hide spoiler)]
No strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities.
Overall: 2.5-stars
Safety Rating: Safe with Exceptions (view spoiler)[ • No cheatiNo strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities.
Overall: 2.5-stars
Safety Rating: Safe with Exceptions (view spoiler)[ • No cheating – Although, Alexie makes it look like he's going to hook up with OW after finding out about the Heroine's "betrayal." Alexie also lets OW flirt and touch him in front of the Heroine, his wife. But he doesn't sleep with any of them. • Does have OW drama (see above) • No OM drama • Does have the Heroes pushing the Heroine away • No separation (hide spoiler)]
Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[ • Physical abuse • BDSM (emphasis on sado-masochism) • Knife violence • Gun violence • Gore • Murder • Sexism (hide spoiler)]
No strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities.
Overall: 3.5-stars
Safety Rating: Safe (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • No OW/OM draNo strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities.
Overall: 3.5-stars
Safety Rating: Safe (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • No OW/OM drama • Does have Maura pushing Jamie and Louie away • Does have a few months of separation between Jamie + Louie and Maura (all celibate) (hide spoiler)]
Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[ • Double standards/betrayal (Jamie blames Maura for her miscarriage) • Gun violence • Bombs • Knife violence • Miscarriage • Grief (see above) • Medical trauma (hide spoiler)]
No strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities.
Overall: 3.5-stars
Safety Rating: Safe with Exceptions(view spoiler)[ • No cheatinNo strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities.
Overall: 3.5-stars
Safety Rating: Safe with Exceptions(view spoiler)[ • No cheating • Kinda has OW drama – OW who Louie has slept with and who Jamie used (but has never had sex with) to make Maura jealous in the last book comes back to cause drama. • No OM drama • Does have the Heroine pushing the Heroes away • Does have a few months separation (all celibate) (hide spoiler)]
Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[ • Gun violence • Gender-based violence (including physical assault) • Discussion of drug addiction • Knife violence • Bombs • Murder (hide spoiler)]
Safety Rating: Safe (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • No OW drama • Does (kinda) have OM draNo strong representation of diverse characters.
Overall: 4-stars
Safety Rating: Safe (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • No OW drama • Does (kinda) have OM drama – One of the Heroine's ex-boyfriends attempts to get back together with her – Heroine is grieving the disappearance of her fiancé at the beginning of the book • Does have the MCs pushing each other away at the beginning of the book • Does have a very brief separation (less than 48 hours) (hide spoiler)]
Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[ • Depression and discussion of past suicidal ideation (on-page) • Using alcohol as a coping mechanism (on-page) • Gun violence • Threat of necrophilia • Attempted murder of the Heroine (hide spoiler)]
I'm tired of the miscommunication trope. Keeping secrets is always positioned as "for their protectionRepresentation: Hispanic Hero
Overall: 3.25-stars
I'm tired of the miscommunication trope. Keeping secrets is always positioned as "for their protection" in romance novels... but it's like no one has heard that knowledge is power? How can Ellie make informed decisions and protect herself if she's unaware of the dangers? ...more
Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[ • Anti-Black racism • White fragility • White supremacy • N-word • Alcoholism • Medical trauma • Gun violence • Knife violence • Descriptive recounting of the murder of the main characters' sons • Gore • Homophobia • Religious trauma (Derek's mother thought being gay was a sin and the pastor at Derek and Isiah's funeral insinuates as much) • Transphobia • Deadnaming • Kidnapping • Implied that Buddy Lee has terminal cancer • Sexism • Physical assault • Murder • Mention of the main characters' physically abusing their sons during childhood (hide spoiler)]
Ending: (view spoiler)[Ike and Buddy Lee kill the people who murdered their sons. Buddy Lee dies in the process. Ike and his wife take in their granddaughter and raise her. Tangerine joins Ike's business. (hide spoiler)]...more
No strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities.
Overall: 3.75-stars
Safety Rating: Safe (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • No OW/OM drNo strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities.
Overall: 3.75-stars
Safety Rating: Safe (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • No OW/OM drama • Does have the Hero and Heroine pushing each other way • No separation (hide spoiler)]
Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[ • Murder (the Hero is a hitman) • Gun violence • Attempted murder • Knife violence (hide spoiler)]
No strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities.
Overall: 3-stars
Safety Rating: Safe (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • No OW/OM dramaNo strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities.
Overall: 3-stars
Safety Rating: Safe (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • No OW/OM drama • No pushing away • No separation (hide spoiler)]
Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[ • Physical violence • Gun violence • Murder • Captivity (Heroine is held captive, in shackles by her father) (hide spoiler)]
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