Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Открытие ведьм by Дебора Харкнесс, Deborah Harkness

5 reviews

emmasiporatyler's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

My rating is probably skewed because it took me a million years to read this book! But that doesn’t mean that I didn’t thoroughly enjoy it!! I think it was just a first-time kindle user thing. A friend pitched it to me as “Twilight but if Bella had agency” and they were so right! I loved the academic setting, the unique types of sorcery, and of course the romance. At times the plot/their relationship felt choppy for me but that might have been because of my reading habits. Starting from about halfway through onward I was HOOKED and I will definitely be finishing the series at some point in the future!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Confinement, Torture, Blood, and War

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

pewterwolf's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

At the time of writing this, this would be my fourth time reading this (though I have only read the series through once), and while I am a fan of this world and the characters, there are little things that irritated me (pacing, when important information is shared to the reader [and this is a very detail-heavy book], a tad insta-love for my taste). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Kidnapping, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Death of parent and War

dizzyappealam's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

He is super possessive, but it was kind of cool and cute. Suprisingly wholesome ending. Will read the next book. Mystery is eh. I hope it gets better later. Was a cozy dark academia vibe.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, and War

joey_paige's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death and Death of parent

Minor: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Grief, Stalking, and Abandonment

georgiaalexturnbull's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Really enjoyed it until

Matthew returned to Sept-Tours

then I hated the dynamic between the two protagonists 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Blood

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Misogyny and Murder