Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

10 reviews

voldycat's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Rape

Moderate: Mental illness, Eating disorder, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Fatphobia

Minor: Abandonment

alexmall029's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Grief, Rape, Abandonment, Murder, Sexual assault, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Physical abuse

atamano's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Classism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Infidelity

heathermarie08's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-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

4.0

I enjoyed the the way the book was written (short chapters, different points of views, statements) and found the main characters likeable.

I couldn't figure out <who died or who did it> throughout the book. It was a nice surprise to not have a good idea until the reveal.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death, Abandonment, and Death of parent

Minor: Trafficking and Alcohol

lqne's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, Abandonment, Classism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Death, Infertility, Bullying, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Murder, Rape, and Sexism

Minor: Addiction, Abortion, and Car accident

thefictionalhevschwar's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Gaslighting, Abandonment, Cursing, Bullying, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, and Grief

jojo_'s review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Alcohol, Misogyny, Abandonment, Fatphobia, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Homophobia, Abortion, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, and Murder

nickel_'s review against another edition

emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Bullying, Classism, Death of parent, Infidelity, Murder, Sexual assault, Death, Alcohol, Abandonment, Body shaming, and Violence

Minor: Infertility

kkm88's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Abandonment, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Eating disorder, Sexual content, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Grief

chandranolynne's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-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: Abandonment and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Classism, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Murder, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infertility, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Sexual content