Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, by V.E. Schwab

59 reviews

moonchild_cos's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Grief, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Minor: Death of parent and War

amre23's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Blood, Self harm, Stalking, Dysphoria, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Violence, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Rape

Moderate: Grief, Cursing, Suicide, Emotional abuse, War, Sexism, Terminal illness, Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Drug abuse

Minor: Cancer, Fire/Fire injury, and Confinement

hales_1243's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Sexual content and Abandonment

Minor: Drug use

missrains's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug abuse, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Rape, War, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Alcoholism, Abandonment, and Sexual violence

mobymaize's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

Simply wow. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death, Toxic friendship, Body horror, Drug use, Alcohol, Murder, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Addiction, War, Racism, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Cancer

molly_rose's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual assault, Blood, War, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Sexual violence, Cancer, Alcohol, and Rape

parfait52's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

This book barely has a plot. It is almost entirely a character study that then adds an additional smaller character study later on. If the writing were not as effortless and beautiful as it is, I probably wouldn't have finished this book. It was kind of tedious to read through over 400 pages of exposition and flashbacks and ponderings. The plot points that do exist are all very predictable and played out, so there wasn't really anything there to tantalize or excite. And I also can't exactly tell if this banal disappointment betrayed the book's themes or exemplified them. The characters were all fairly interesting and likeable and real (within the setting), with Henry being a personal highlight for me.

If you enjoy reading gorgeous, languid writing that feels almost burdensome at times, with some insightful peeks into the mind of an unfortunate soul, this is the book for you. If you enjoy a clear plot with characters that are revealed through actions instead of long ramblings, this is not the book for you. Ultimately, I am glad that I read this book but I probably wouldn't want to do it again. Kind of like life itself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, Alcohol, Drug use, War, Death, Abandonment, and Stalking

Minor: Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Confinement, and Cursing

littlebells's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Abandonment, and Suicide attempt

ju_harue's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

Eu adorei essa leitura, e que bom que esperei o hype passar, porque me ajudou a não criar expectativas, sabia pouca coisa da história, o básico, se tivesse esperado algo, talvez não gostasse tanto quanto foi a minha experiência.
A forma como Schwab vai delineando a história, em linhas temporais diferentes, que se cruzam e costuram a vida e história de Adeline, me pegou demais. Schwab trouxe a tona uma personagem exuberante, vivaz, no amplo de sentido da palavra. E os coadjuvantes também são bem cativantes, a sua maneira.
Embora seja uma leitura longa (é preciso aceitar isso e estar preparado rsrs), tem algumas repetições que poderiam ser suprimidas, sim, mas ainda assim, achei que condiz muito com a personagem e sua longa jornada (e pessoalmente, estava acostumada a livros mais rápidos, então pegar um novo ritmo, no princípio, foi mais delicado, mas depois eu curti, me reconectei com a questão do ato de ler e absorver, não somente seguir, aproveitar o caminho rsrs filosofei toda, tá feliz, VE Schwab?!). Foi aquela leitura prazerosa, onde lia bastante e ainda assim, tinha muito mais a conhecer e acompanhar, um livro a ser degustado com tempo. O final eu achei que fechou com primor, condizente com todo o arco.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Grief, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Sexual content, Outing, and Toxic relationship

bebidocrimes'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? Yes

4.0

This was the first time I really gave audiobooks a chance and I really enjoyed it! There were a couple chapters I zoned out during and hope I didn't miss anything important, but overall it was nice to be able the multitask while reading. For once, Bookstagram gave me a book worth reading, this was fantastic. I like how Addie looked into the dark and said I Will Cause Problems On Purpose. Bee, please marry me. Shout-out to M/F Bi4Bi representation.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual content, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Abandonment, and Suicide attempt