Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson

130 reviews

kirstym25's review against another edition

mysterious tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Dementia, Stalking, and Murder

jachnax's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Dementia, and Abandonment

Minor: Kidnapping and Stalking

yourlocalredpanda's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Kidnapping

Moderate: Stalking, Murder, and Abandonment

katieeyu's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

trishnasaha's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Violence, Dementia, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

I love a story where all the loose ends are tied up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

neko_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Dementia, and Murder

Minor: Infidelity, Violence, Stalking, and Pregnancy

kathi_mllr's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting

Moderate: Abandonment

abigailhaagen's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious

• Loveable characters? No

3.0

Things I loved:
- the twists (I was hooked)
- the turns (almost stayed up past midnight and considered skipping school to finish it)
- the mystery (honestly the entire book is kinda worth it for the mystery)

Things I didn't love:
- the characters (the MC is an insufferable brat and thinks that's a good thing)
- the character morals/motivations (I didn't follow anyone's morals or motivations, which kept shifting just because? They didn't make any sense.)
- the character growth

(her small romantic fling in a subplot(which tbh didn't make sense, and a platonic relationship would have been more impactful) is what ultimately helped her get past her abandonment issues that drove the entire book? And then she was suddenly fine with people leaving her and it wasn't hard at all, despite MASSIVE trauma at the end?)

- the ending (it seemed like the author had a clear picture in her head of the ending, and she twisted everything else to fit it. Was not really satisfactory.)

TL:DR: very typical YA story, but with a really good mystery imo

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Stalking, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement

violet_13's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infertility, Dementia, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Body shaming, Pregnancy, and Abandonment