Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

66 reviews

cc_shelflove's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

BRB, searching Amazon for invisible ink kits. 🤣 I think I’ve found a YA mystery series that I enjoy more than the A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder books! While I was a bit disappointed by the ending of book two, it was not because the story was bad; I simply had hoped for a different outcome. There was a reveal that I didn’t feel was necessary (see character: Mellie) and the love triangle between our main character and two brothers was a little weird and icky to me (iykyk). HOWEVER, the puzzles of the book still took the spotlight and kept me reading! I’m hoping book three brings a lot of surprises. 

“Picture yourself standing on a cliff overlooking the ocean. The wind is whipping in your hair. The sun is setting. You long, body and soul, for one thing. One person. You hear footsteps behind you. You turn. Who’s there?”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Drug use, Miscarriage, and Suicide attempt

alreinwarth's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Abandonment

tays_books's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Moderate: Cursing, Drug abuse, Stalking, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy

c_e_w's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Grief, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

elspethmigliore's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

It was really good! It got to be slightly confusing at times, but very good. I don't know if I enjoyed it as much as the first one, but everything about it is still amazing. I love the character development and how we get to actually see the relationships between the characters. 

definitely reread material ✅ 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction and Murder

Minor: Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Medical content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

alicia_g's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Ok, got better towards the end but at the start just felt like a repeat of the first book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Deadnaming, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

nehanaomi's review against another edition

mysterious 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? No

4.0

bruh how can it be this hard to just pick a boy 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

matheo's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

caitlin033's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Grief and Abandonment

Minor: Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

rai's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

This is the kind of book that keeps me up all night to finish it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Violence, Abandonment, and Classism

Minor: Drug use, Medical content, Stalking, and Death of parent