Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

As Cinquenta Sombras Livre by E.L. James

2 reviews

cady_sass's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Idk man I just think that Christian becomes kind of irredeemable in this book, which is strange to say after everything we’ve already seen. The plot is kinda predicable and the character work regresses. The movie is actually much better, surprisingly. It’s fine. Just not great. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Medical content, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Violence, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

planetshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Minor: Abandonment, Addiction, Murder, Blood, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Misogyny